(10/14/2022) The prototype ability functions in any zone that the spell could be cast from
The player can, however, pay additional costs, such as escalate costs
for every strong white card, the other colors were still leagues ahead
Pull more lands into your hand for +1 Loyalty, play them tapped to the field for zero, create a creature token with toughness equivalent to the number of lands you control for -3, and return all permanents to your hand, while removing your maximum hand limit, for -8
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From an art standpoint, I also appreciate that Magic decided to create a unique look for the sword rather than just copy the design from the Peter Jackson movies