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They are essentials in Elf decks rather than your typical land-based mana ramping in Green like Rampant Growth or Cultivate

"A few years ago when I quit that job, I was really insecure about it because I thought this could disappear at any time," he said

A couple are quite expensive (thank goodness I picked them up before the current bubble), but the real issue is that Morii designed some cards that were only ever available in Japanese vending machines in the early 2000s, and the chances of ever picking these up is pretty remote

Most importantly, though Sphere Grid both grows your creatures and gives creatures with +1/+1 counters reach and trample