Even today, a Modern staple
Now, a 2/1 isnt normally anything that deters a serious attack, but you can block, activate the tap ability to gain life and scry, and still no-sell your enemys attack
However, that kind of value doesnt come without knowing what kind of cards youre dealing with
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One more detail to note: James and I have spent a lot of time on MTG Fast Finance discussing how Japanese-language cards are undervalued compared to the English versions of chase cards
(4/8/2016) In some rare cases, you can have a token or a copy of a spell in your graveyard at the moment that an object's delirium ability counts the card types among cards in your graveyard, before that token or copy ceases to exist