Suddenly you have two different cards and effects on a single piece of cardboard, and although the new aesthetic of the split cards received mixed reactions, the gameplay more than made up for it
(I think its reasonable to make an exception for top 8, though: at this point, theres a risk that some players have been on stream and others havent, and since players know who theyre going to play against, they could know who to watch or have their friends watch, and there could be an imbalance of information
Boromir, Warden of the Tower Boromir, Warden of the Tower is a decent curve-play creature with some bonus protection
After blinking" Akroma we deal with her new incarnation", which is in no way connected to its past lives
That kind of recursion with protection baked in is fantastic in grindy matchups, letting you stabilize the board and preserve your best threat for another round of combat