Power creep is inevitable, but it has largely been good for the game. Lightning Bolt is still a format all-star and dual lands can never be as powerful as a Volcanic Island. Fast mana can never be as fast as Black Lotus, and drawing cards can’t be as efficient or as good as Ancestral Recall. The Power Nine is a legendary set of cards that all other effects are balanced around. Unlike it’s cousins of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh, many cards from Alpha are still considered to be the most powerful cards in the game. Is a game that prides itself on not suffering from power creep.
