They can also be used in conjunction with cards like "Lotus Petal" or "Mox Opal" to enable explosive starts
Flare of Duplication One generic, two red Instant You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost
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Preventing combat damage in one damage step doesnt make an opposing board less scary the turn after
Sure, giving flying to Green can feel weird and thus make this powerful, but it was always the weakest of the first five from way back when they were introduced since death triggers with +1/+1 counters, while useful, aren't exactly game breaking
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