Its designed for you to cast on your own side of the battlefield, but ironically its a card an opponent would love to actually cast themselves on your creatures
The rules text specifically says, "When a balanced card falls or touches another balanced card, sacrifice Phyrexian Librarian." What happens to the balanced cards after the Phyrexian Librarian leaves play
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That said, when it comes to some particularly iconic episodes and especially villains, we wanted to break that rule to give them the attention they deserve
In an ideal scenario, you're able to start your engine and immediately reach speed two by attacking a player
