Thanks to the strength of Beseech the Mirror, weve already written about their strength and uses at length
Its similar to Orcish Bowmasters, where someone clearly wanted to push back against rampant card advantage, but overtuned the answer and produced something that needed to be banned from the format it was created for
A free lock piece is really something else, and now you can start to see why Chalice is an obvious restriction in Vintage
Well, I had the same question until I got a phone call a few weeks ago
Right now, we are currently in the fifth year since Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic got banned, which means the next year or two could be the time where a mistake happens (or perhaps Wizards lets its guard down and starts forgetting past lessons)
Extended-art cards carry their artwork over the sides of the frame, showing you even more of the beautiful artwork on the card