If they cant or are unwilling to, you get to draw two cards, propelling you with either extra cards in hand or putting you at a better advantage on the board.
It adds a huge scary body to the board and subtracts from the opponent's board in a big way -- but throw in the fact that you can cast this earlier in the game to draw some cards and it's even more amazing
This five-mana mythic rare gives your creatures +1/+1 and deathtouch, and on the turn it enters, you get a bonus combat step, which is pretty darn good with an established board
Though more commonly known these days as Trading Card Games (or TCGs), Collectible Card Games were unlike anything players had encountered before, and Magic itself became a near-instant phenomenon, with some cards becoming very highly sought after
Then, once you've conquered the basics, master the remaining elements with Avatar: The Last Airbender-themed decksjust combine two packs and you're ready to go