But the biggest chase cards are Jeweled Lotus, Mana Drain, Vampiric Tutor, and other powerhouse cards in extended art versions only found in Collector boosters
Its still more expensive than it was before the spike, but Im still glad I didnt buy any during that peak
It isnt just a pre-requisite to cast your commander, it's also how you can make up for the fact that the non-bomb cards in this deck are often mediocre ways to ping each opponent for 1 damage
(Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) The set of permanents affected by Mutational Advantage is determined at the time Mutational Advantage resolves
If you have a way to exile it from the graveyard before the persist ability resolves, say with Scavenging Ooze, you can fizzle the ability to prevent the creature from coming back