What benefit does it bring to have these cards together rather than separately, ignoring everything else in the set?
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What benefit does it bring to have these cards together rather than separately, ignoring everything else in the set?
(check further below for a summary of the instructions, or here for more detailed guidance)
one-off, little impact on the board, such as a fulfilled condition to reduce the cost of a spell by 1 mana (e.g. for the Party mechanic in ZNR), or gaining a couple of life points
great, but very unlikely one-off event, such as reaching ultimating a PW
improvement on only one of the 2 cards of the pair
one-off, significant impact on the game, such as getting a 2-for-1
permanent, or small but repeatable benefit, such as consistently allowing triggers to gain some life, or giving permanently +1/+1 to a creature
not necessarily controllable trigger, such as leave-the-battlefield triggers
improvement on one or both cards of the pair, depending on the benefit
one-off impact on the board that turns the game around, such as a sweeper changed to be one-sided only
repeatable way to generate card advantage or reduce significantly opponent's life total, with mostly controllable trigger
significant permanent effect
improvement on both cards (2-way synergy)
same criteria as the game-changing advantage, at a level that it is almost impossible for your opponent to come back, such as an alternative and unavoidable win condition
NB: this is a rare case in Limited, to be used only on exceptional cases!