In this case, the ability to return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield is the reason why an echo cost is needed on such an under-statted creature
By being able to lock your opponent out of casting spells of any one colour when she entered the battlefield, Iona may as well have read "your opponent doesn't get to play Magic." Spark it: Read our beginner's guide to MTG Jumpstart In a Modern deck like Gifts Ungiven - where the eponymous card lets you put Iona into your graveyard only to reanimate her later - she can enter play on turn four, and close the game from there
For the Final Fantasy 7 deck, did the recent remake series influence or impact your thinking/designs much, or were you mostly looking toward the original here
In essence, playing with an unsleeved deck is the most real Magic experience possible
Similar to Pokmon, collectors chase alternate art and special treatments of cards, which means newcomers can buy in at an affordable rate - something you cant always say about TCGs
Deathleaper is actually a great value card