It also scales well into the late game where the flashback cost is less steep and you have acquired some dead cards
Now its become the most expensive card of the cycle, as Modern Horizons 3 has given the card at least two new homes in Modern: Jeskai Control lists, where Elegant Parlor helps players pay the Escape cost for Phlage, Titan of Fires Fury, and Ruby Storm lists, where it stocks the graveyard for Past in Flames
Making both you and an opponent discard may not sound great, but if you build your deck to accommodate it, this seemingly symmetrical effect can feel way more one-sided
It might be better to buy the singles for collectors who want to get their hands on an exclusive card
They can be identified by words like when, whenever, or at. Common examples of triggered abilities are those that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield, when a creature dies (with a benefit granted by either the dying creature or by another permanent) or when a spell is cast
Next, I think sagas will show up, as they have now cemented themselves as the most elegant way to convey story beats