The effect may be slow, but it can be game-winning if it actually goes off and can certainly make a game of Commander more interesting
Assume you use PSA Value Bulk ($24.99) with $15 in shipping costs: Total grading cost: ~$40 If the PSA 10 premium is 50%: your card needs to be worth at least $80 raw to break even If the PSA 10 premium is 75%: break-even drops to around $55 raw Since JPN cards hit PSA 10 at higher rates (60-80%), the expected value calculation favors grading
Considering Steel Leaf Champion is legal in all the same formats, it's hard not to argue you should be playing it instead, considering you don't have to jump through any hoops, and it can't simply be chump-blocked by small creatures
(2025-02-07) If you somehow cast this spell when its not a main phase, the second ability still takes effect, but there are no additional combat phases this turn
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