shahrazad mtg card - Arabian Nights - NM Players play a MAGIC subgame SHAHRAZAD, ARABIAN NIGHTS, 1993 MTG,

You get another payoff for discarding cards with Surly Badgersaur, obtaining the benefits of a fight spell for free

Trying to get value can often lead to very poor spots vs

(+1: Create a colorless artifact token named Etherium Cell with "Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.") That's a very weak +1 that takes this card out of the Legacy contest, maybe even the Modern contest

The card is also unsurprisingly popular in Commander Enchantress decks, despite its price tag being a bit of a deterrent

Paying one more over Lore for the 1/1 body is much worse as a pure ramp card but as more generic card advantage, acting as a speed bump or providing utility in something like a Birthing Pod chain they are superior to Lore