Being blue is also relevant, since Cascade decks use Force of Negation, and also green helps with Force of Vigor out of the sideboard
You can obtain the Onix (1-Diamond rarity) card by opening Crimson Blaze from Crimson Blaze set
It's a guy with very long limbs, a golbin-like face with spiky hair, and surprisingly defined musculature in his torso and abdomen
On the other hand, the Pro Slayers fail the rip test miserably
Abyssal Specter replaced hypnotic Specter and Incinerate replaced Lightning Bolt, this would be a pattern over the next few sets, as Wizards of the Coast was not biased to just rarity when determining which cards were too powerful
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