Each starter deck is built to provide a cohesive strategy , balanced power levels , and an engaging experience right out of the boxno deckbuilding required
Maybe a card idea gets filed and sticks forever, maybe it gets tweaked in playtesting, or maybe it gets cut completely. In the final Play Design Stage, a separate Wizards of the Coast team with a background in competitive Magic vets the nearly complete set for its competitive elements, sending back proposed changes to fix any balance issues
This is the total number of cards the Magic design teams created, designed to be played in-game, printed, and sold
It's often even better than its mirrored partner, Artifact Mutation, which is essentially the same card for artifacts instead
Note that it cannot be activated if the player already drew additional cards outside their Draw Phase.