Sorry, Vineshaper Prodigy, Im sure your vineshaping is cool and all
Whenever a player taps an opponent's creature, they can pay one additional mana to either create a 4/4 Elemental creature token, give each creature they control a +1/+1 counter, or scry two and draw a card
Back when The Hive was printed, this didnt really mean much, just that something should be used to ensure that board states dont get too confusing
Honestly, it's a good thing that no one actually needs every version of every Magic card because even though Magic is the best game of all time, if you have $30,000 laying around, you can probably find something better to spend it on than one year's worth of cardboard
And yeah, youre right: these prices are jumping up by astonishing amounts
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