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When this creature dies, search your library for up to X basic land cards, where X is this creature's power, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle
During target creatures controllers upkeep, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature
The effect is as simple as it gets, just fusion summon a monster with the listed materials but without it, players wouldn't have fusion at all
Also, it rarely ever happens, but there is a 5 card infinite combo in the deck with Emiel the Blessed, a basic land, Earthcraft, Mirari's Wake/Zendikar Resurgent, and Irregular Cohort/Valorous Steed
Game director Shigeki Morimoto aimed to respect the feelings of those who played the previous games, while also ensuring that it felt like a new game to those that were introduced to the series in more recent years