Ow, they answer, to avoid taking further damage from Ow
Adkison later wrote on the idea on a USENET post "If executed properly, [the cards] would make us millions." [60] Adkison immediately agreed to produce it
However, in competitive Magic: The Gathering play, there are likely better options available, such as more efficient creatures with similar abilities like Stuffy Doll or Boros Reckoner, which offer additional utility or resilience
Then your equipped dork gets a massive double boost in size for each Artifact you control
Witherbloom, the Balancer Affinity for creatures first showed up on a simple 4/4 with vigilance and that Argivian Phalanx costs two less mana than Witherbloom, the Balancer which is a stronger creature and grants a huge cost reduction and will straight up give you nearly free colorless instants and sorceries like Warping Wail or Skittering Invasion