Yes, it does give the controller a tempo advantage, but that tempo advantage against three other players isnt great enough over the couple of turns it should last until a board wipe unless its backed up by a lot more actual stax and hatebears
Special Illustration Rares are among the hardest pulls in Paldean Fates
Creatures (25) 4 Stratus Dancer 3 Dragonlord Ojutai 3 Silumgar Sorcerer 3 Icefall Regent 4 Faerie Miscreant 4 Archangel of Tithes 4 Thunderclap Wyvern Lands (26) Spells (10) I am skeptical, but Thunderclap Wyvern has some real appeal to it
That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types
Rootwater Thief Market Price: $2.38, Foil: $19.60 Kicking off the list is this two-mana Merfolk that can snipe any problematic card from your foes library if you connect with them via combat damage and pay
While illustrations take up half of a card (and sometimes the whole card on lands), art is obviously important to the game