It's nasty for the nasty wins
These cards are visibly etched, with raised lines in the art that are visible even at a distance
It should trigger a lot for certain kinds of decks, almost abusively, it also makes Walking Ballista go infinite if you can give it lifelink, but there's other ways to do that
As part of the legendary Power Nine, this zero-mana artifact provides free red mana, giving aggressive decks an explosive edge right from the start
To untap their creature your opponent has to remain the monarch for an entire turn cycle, which has usually resulted in the creature staying tapped for the entire game due to every player clamoring to get that sweet, sweet crown
The separation point is that the deck Id build with Durnan/Haunted One would be radically different than the one with Old Stickfingers, so itll stay on the table for now