Thats an outrageous bit of value attached to one of your characters and it also protects you against the classic one-two punch of the meta defining ruby-amethyst control deck of set two, which would wipe your board with Be Prepared and then answer the first character you play with a Lady Tremaine which would force you to sacrifice it
There are quite a few one black mana instant spells in Magic that work to keep a valuable creature alive through certain death, and Bail Out is one of the more unique ones that the game has ever seen
This card's sole purpose is to help you decide on which packet of cards will determine half of your Limited deck in Jumpstart
The deck is packed full of great artifacts and enchantments for Bello to animate: Unnatural GrowthUnnatural Growth Gratuitous ViolenceGratuitous Violence Warstorm SurgeWarstorm Surge You can even animate your pricier mana rocks: Gilded LotusGilded Lotus Thran DynamoThran Dynamo Hedron ArchiveHedron Archive We also have an exceptional backup commander in Wildsear, Scouring MawWildsear, Scouring Maw, who gives all the enchantments spells you cast from your hand cascade
Back when Arabian Nights was designed, WotC had planned to print it with a pink card back to distinguish Magics expansion cards from Alpha and Beta
