Eric Levine Eric is a game rules specialist on the Rules Management team, which means their day job involves writing rules for new mechanics, reviewing in-progress sets, answering questions about Magic 's rules, and writing release notes, among other things
(If you cast Flameskull this way, you can't play the other card, and vice versa.) Exiling Flameskull as its triggered ability resolves isn't optional, but if Flameskull leaves the graveyard before the ability starts resolving, you won't exile it or the top card of your library
After that, you can lay out all your cards around the room
It's a tidy package with strong cEDH potential
A top competitive card's Alternative Art version typically sells for 1.5-2x the Secret Rare version
The Switch: When and Why CMC Changed to Mana Value Magic used converted mana cost for a long time, so why was it changed with the release of Strixhaven