Exxaxl : Anna Christenson really conveyed Slimefoot is confused and shocked at whats wrong well
Its ultimately fairer than the alternatives, while pushing some extra knobs to still make it a punishing play
Pay the Tax Man I would argue that Tax effects are not the same as Stax, and its due to one key thing: you can still play the game even through multiple Tax pieces, which is not necessarily true when you combine them with Stax pieces
Use tracking and insurance
Perhaps the most fun of these references is 'Heart of a Duelist', based on a common phrase from Yugioh
Pick a template (Modern, Vintage, Mystical Archives, etc.), then change anything: name, mana cost, type line, rules text, power/toughness, art, artist credit