A lot of these designs also offer abilities that are easier to take advantage of on later turns if you dont have to spend mana on the spell that turn, or are just higher-impact cards later
In retrospect, EmpoZong () is the best deck in the 2008 World Championship format
Four and five were often easy targets and hard to design top-end cards for, so seven felt natural, and the reference worked
For years, it was the best budget tutor, and it still holds its own today, but as more cards get printed and the formats speed continues to increase, its flaws start to become more and more apparent
The texture can hide minor centering issues that still come back lower than expected, the slab process catches things human inspection misses