Its sort of the game designer's way of signaling, Hey, this card is important! Every new set of cards that comes out takes place in a different world (called planes), so the legends of each plane tend to pop up whenever a new set comes out in a plane the game has already visited
Phasing out an opponent's creature before they do something busted like a combo buys some breathing room to find a proper answer
Buying one or two meals at a time isnt questionable, but theres a limit and theres no reason why it should be crossed
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