If you had an Alpha card with a base buy price of $25 and it was graded down to EX, you would receive $20 for the card, or 80%
While its true youre going down on life, a dedicated mill deck thats looking to win from the graveyard absolutely would play an effect that said mill a card, if its not a land, lose a life for as much mana and in this case, life as theyre willing to spend
It's big, has haste, and accrues additional value on cast, just like Green, Red, and Blue creatures do
K: Oh, and no, we wont be doing any full art lands, because that would be an unfair advantage
Every version of this MTG card has seen a price spike, and while the basic version saw the highest jump, others are close
Regardless, it is still a good fit in blue decks looking to have an edgier feel to them and would likely be right at home in any Dimir deck