But what strategic justification could there be for doing so
As with any basic card that ends up in your discard pile, you can salvage Radiant cards using Item cards like Super Rod , for example, and keep them in your deck to play once more later in the game
Even very controlling 18-land decks can just be 18 lands plus several cards that draw or fetch lands for you (Cultivate, Field Trip, Pop Quiz with access to Environmental Sciences, etc.) and skip the 19th land
First Edition copies of this card hold a premium over the Unlimited cards, but the margin isn't particularly wide considering they're fairly affordable even in ideal condition
Its no surprise this card continues to climb in value on the secondary market
This is helped by the fact that the Boros mana in Historic is actually quite good