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In MTG, sphinxes would eventually graduate to become one of the iconic Blue monsters -- fitting with the riddle theme and Blue being associated with knowledge

Thankfully Lord of the Forsaken can only do this with spells in the graveyard

But something about the idea of accumulating coolness and then once youve achieved 100% cool (or higher) you can cash in your coolness for a cool effect just seemed like a lot of fun

In practice, we were able to beat most of the aggro decks we played, so maybe it's not as bad of a matchup as I thought when heading into our games

Graveyard hate is something most decks want to devote at least a slot or two to, and having it stapled onto a highly playable card is a win-win