I think by the time you can pay 5 mana for this, its effect has lost most of its usefulness (you already have a lot of mana)
Lock and Load Outlaws of Thunder Junction had to find a mechanic which could represent the sudden flurry of a quick-draw duel deliberate stillness broken by decisive action
Table of Contents show The Deck Scion of Oona | Illustration by Eric Fortune Commander (1) Planeswalker (2) Kaya, Geist Hunter Serra the Benevolent Creature (20) Alseid of Life's Bounty Scion of Oona Spellstutter Sprite Mistbind Clique Vendilion Clique Brazen Borrower Sephara, Sky's Blade Metallic Mimic Glen Elendra Liege Empyrean Eagle Skittering Surveyor Ancient Gold Dragon Oona, Queen of the Fae Faerie Formation Rankle, Master of Pranks Notorious Throng Baleful Strix Thunderclap Wyvern Sower of Temptation Solemn Simulacrum Instant (11) Distant Melody Fact or Fiction Counterspell Negate Dovin's Veto Generous Gift Mortify Lofty Denial Path to Exile Swords to Plowshares Kaya's Guile Sorcery (5) Hour of Reckoning Time Wipe Austere Command Winged Words Preordain Enchantment (12) Intangible Virtue Bident of Thassa Coastal Piracy Bitterblossom Detention Sphere Grasp of Fate Felidar Retreat Inspiring Leader Etchings of the Chosen Hyena Umbra Kaya's Ghostform Omen of the Sea Artifact (15) Sol Ring Arcane Signet Mind Stone Dimir Signet Azorius Signet Orzhov Signet Talisman of Progress Skullclamp Heraldic Banner Strixhaven Stadium Obelisk of Urd Thought Vessel Stoneforge Masterwork Door of Destinies Lightning Greaves Land (34) Command Tower Raffine's Tower Arcane Sanctum Watery Grave Hallowed Fountain Drowned Catacomb Evolving Wilds Unclaimed Territory Glacial Fortress Godless Shrine Hall of Heliod's Generosity Hallowed Fountain Isolated Chapel Morphic Pool Prairie Stream Raffine's Tower Reliquary Tower Roadside Reliquary Sea of Clouds Shipwreck Marsh Sunken Hollow Sejiri Shelter Malakir Rebirth Secluded Glen Path of Ancestry Dismal Backwater Tranquil Cove Island x3 Plains x2 Swamp x2 The Commander Alela, Artful Provocateur is a commander that makes blue Faerie tokens each time you cast an enchantment or artifact
While the +2/+0 bonus is decent, there are more efficient options available such as Honor of the Pure, which provides a static boost to all white creatures
With 330 HP and a coin flip Move that packs a punch even if you dont get the coin flip right, it is a fantastic Pokemon to place your bets on
Attacks like Fire Spin required large energy commitments and forced energy discards, making Charizard powerful but risky
