Now we have scry lands (Temples), cycling fetchable duals and other utility lands for days and you rarely see these used
GriefGrief simply doesn't do enough (or anything) in a multiplayer environment, while SubtletySubtlety is hardly worth running over the plethora of interactive spells available in the format
they have to learn the cards, draft archetypes, and interactions quickly
Source: Final Fantasy Wiki As you have probably guessed, this boss hits 10x harder than its normal-sized brethren and its signature move is called 10,000 Needles. Personally, I think some form of direct damage would have been a cooler translation from video game to MTG card in the games, and even in the card art, this looks like a ranged attack, rather than the cactus growing bigger
You can open traditional foil or non-foil versions in Set, Draft, and Collector Boosters
You stockpile them and they persist across phases and turns until you spend them