Once you have enough counters, you can play the discarded card, but a 2/1 is at the same time very fragile, so its hard to reach that state
I've also seen people just toss in commons and think it's budget when many commons are more expensive than bulk rares
Related Magics rarest cards will never see reprints With the prices deteriorating in the 90s and worries that ultra-rare cards would diminish in value over time, the Reserved List was born
If a permanent phases out, its status changes to phased out. Except for rules and effects that specifically mention phased-out permanents, a phased-out permanent is treated as though it does not exist
Its base power and toughness are 3/3
With that newfound smartness comes Gaston, Intellectual Powerhouses Developed Brain, an ability that allows you to look at the top three cards of your deck when Gaston is played