The similarities between the Malboro and Audrey II are pretty striking, and as Final Fantasy II released in 1988, which was the first title to feature the Malboro, it is possible that this is what inspired Amano's original design
Locke Cole Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Legendary Creature SUBTYPE: Human Rogue CMC: 3 Mana cost: USD: $1.10 EUR: 1.04 TIX: 0.07 EDHREC RANK: 11252 (2/3) Deathtouch, lifelink Whenever Locke Cole deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card
Association with Rarity Here are effects that don't tend to start until rare: Alternative win conditions Copying permanents Counter doubling Damage doubling Extra combat steps "Lobotomy" (removing all of one card from the game) "Maro" ability (power/toughness equal to hand size) Mass creature destruction "Meddling" (name a spell that then can't be played) Massive token creation Permanent control change Playing cards off top of library Spell copying Spell redirection Tutoring creature from library onto the battlefield Mythic Rare Complexity We allow advanced board complexity at mythic rare, but actually require lower comprehension complexity at mythic rare than we do at rare because we want players to understand what the mythic rares do
Despite the art being re-used, the original printing is still one of the most expensive tokens due to its special part of Magic's history and unique art frame compared to most tokens on the market
If a player grows tired of Zurgo or even the back-up commander Neriv, Crackling VanguardNeriv, Crackling Vanguard, the deck offers a lot of highly functional cards for other decks that share colors