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Card Set(s) -THE TIME OF BATTLE- [OP-16] CARD VIEW OP16-071 | C | CHARACTER Benevolent King of the Waves Attribute Strike Block Icon 5 Effect [On Play] You may trash 1 card from your hand: Add up to 1 DON

The answer is probably relatively simple: once the allure of Mega Hyper Rare cards wore off, collectors simply preferred the arguably superior artwork of an SIR

Otherwise its like buying a second fridge because you might host Thanksgiving someday

By then, gaining life was acknowledged to be a pretty meh effect, and the notion of exchanging life for resources was really starting to take off

While it isn't specifically mentioned by Mark Rosewater, flavor is an important consideration, and I'd rather see a Mythic break some of the rules than see a bunch of unfinished Mythic cycles