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They were based on the quest mechanic that Throne of Eldraine had for a while, which was itself based on an alternate version of the Quest cards from original Zendikar

Holon Farmer Flower Shop Lady made this card obsolete

Infect is a mechanic that does this pretty well, but you can also use spells such as target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn or something similar

That opponent then decides whether to "pay tribute" by having Pharagax Giant enter the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it

Theres only so much room at the table for new games and, just like games of the past that have fizzled out over time, if you cant find a dedicated audience you wont last long

The idea behind hex was that we could use it to mark entrapment or transformation, and that was something that showed up a lot in fairy tales