No card in the recent 10 years of power creep and FIRE bullshit and all that really rubs my rhubarb like this fucking card
what the FUCK were they thinking
its not even the best or top tier or anything, its just the most obviously fucking degenerate
This fucking shit creates such an absurd advantage its totally insurmountable for normal fair decks. Its a check on whether you have instant speed removal to blow out auras or specific tech like nowhere to run or sweepers. But god forbid you're playing a fair strategy of any kind, because then its 2 mana for an oblivion ring, AND +1 power AND lifelink AND ward 2 on their creature which usually means its unkillable on curve with normal removal and makes huge life swings with each attack and your board got removed
its insane that just to remove a creature you have to pay as much mana as they invested in the sheltered by ghosts. They will always be up on tempo because even if you can 2-for-1 with removal its still paying as much or more mana to do it
This card seems like its just there to say fair magic isn't allowed to exist, you need to play degenerate combos or mass instant removal or mass sweepers. You're not allowed to build a board of attackers/blockers and trade removal for threats, not in a game where a 10/6 trample lifelink ward 4 optimistic scavenger is swinging into you after exiling two creatures.
bogles is supposed to be an archetype not a single fucking card