Cards like Unable to Scream or Witness Protection keep threats on the board but completely neuter what they can do
Wilderness Reclamation did something very similar, but for lands, not non-lands, so this new version needs a little more buildaround to really break
Considering he's an eligible commander too, you stand to have to find a solution for him multiple times per game too
That usually means: - Clear card name and rules text - Consistent sizing and thickness (especially when sleeved) - No gotcha presentation (dont make it easy to confuse with an authentic card) If you want the lowest-drama option, use sleeves and keep proxies visually obvious enough that nobody feels weird about it
Hitting one land per opponent when youre already at six mana is unlikely to make a difference, so that mode isnt great either
Players could still get and play unserialized versions of the card to play, which is to some extent the same here as each of the chocobo is the same color, but while the art used for the One Ring cards would be different, it was still just the same ring, just with a different picture