My line of thought back then was its better to have a card in hand I want to cast, than have a creature or land Im not currently using, and while weve seen similar effects printed since then, most of those will be two mana or more (outside of Village Rites)
While he's only a 2/2, whenever Pashalik Mons or any other goblin you control dies, you deal 1 damage to any creature, player, or Planeswalker
Eminence is a very silly ability, providing mana from a zone that cannot be interacted with
The front side of Ballista Watcher is pretty bad: sure, you can pick off a random utility creature like Birds of Paradise, but you have to spend 3 mana and tap it, not great
Up front, I have to admit that the artificer deck hasnt been my thing
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