Creating something incredible and special that people around the world could play with, embodying his life and favorite cards, ones that bring people together and impart stories and wisdom through art, mechanics, and flavor textthat's what this was all about
Thats one way to either further damage your opponent or slow down their Mana use
Just making two tokens means youll put two +1/+1 counters on every creature you control, and that gets way more powerful with cards like Doubling Season, Anointed Procession, or +1/+1 counter commanders
I certainly rate this over Tarmogoyf and there is more than a passing similarity between the cards
The new stamp shape also requires that a new tool be created and tested for accuracy in size and placement
If you see Xenagos on the other side of the table, you have to live in constant fear of being one-shot out of nowhere