A card with Challenger +1 would get 1 extra strength, but only while challenging not will being challenged, or at any other point in the game
Theres a lot of card advantage in these banned cards, mainly for doing things youd want to be doing anyway
For example, a player can't activate the transmute ability of Muddle the Mixture if Pithing Needle naming Muddle the Mixture is on the battlefield
How can our first reprint of Dockside Extortionist possibly impact the price of the card when its been changed from a rare to a mythic rare, then printed in a premium set thats out of some players price range
Something awful happened on that day
Paradox Engine: Speaking of the value express, Paradox Engine gets us the team untapped for defense, but perhaps a little extra mana in the form of the few mana rocks weve put into the deck