Historically, shrines were already tough to assemble in formats like Historic and Modern, and that challenge is still real today
Unless youre willing to play the terrible Phyrexian Tribute, or the mediocre-and-expensive Gate to Phyrexia, youre out of luck if you want to deal with artifacts in Mono-Black
First, once again, it's really hard to fake play tear in a convincing way
Pir, Imaginative RascalPir, Imaginative Rascal + Toothy, Imaginary FriendToothy, Imaginary Friend vs Vorel of the Hull CladeVorel of the Hull Clade: The new Simic partners from Battlebond against the classic Simic counter-doubler
and Tom Bombadil suddenly made Saga Commander decks feasible, in turn boosting prices for powerful Sagas.
On the battlefield, it is an artifact permanent