So, having these cards legal would make it so no one would want to play for ante (especially considering the average price of a Vintage deck), meaning these cards would basically let you play a smaller deck since they would get removed and make you more likely to see your key cards
If Rip leaves the battlefield before its ability resolvesand it was still tapped as it leftuse its power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X
If you only have grind, then you know the number of times it takes to mill someone out is directly tied to the number of lands left in his or her library, which can mostly be figured out by counting the lands on the battlefield
What is Menace
Cards with effects that are too small or too expensive, for example, Hissing Miasma only makes opponents lose 1 life, Hedron-Field Purists costs 15 mana to prevent 2 damage from each creature, Orim's Prayer only gains you 1 life per attacking creature, etc
: This artifact becomes a Shapeshifter artifact creature with base power and toughness 3/3 until end of turn