mtg darksteel booster box Magic The Gathering 2004 – Card Dynasty Opening a $25 Darksteel pack

While the cards were not originally tournament-legal, they were later made so in Eternal formats (Vintage, Legacy, Commander, and Pauper)

Combined with cards like Delney, Streetwise Lookout or Mentor of the Meek, you can get a ton of extra value from otherwise underpowered yet low-cost cards

When you know you have targets for it that you want to exile in some matchups then it is one of the better options

Magic: The Gathering took things a step further by giving the card Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier, the ability to sacrifice one of your creatures for a benefit

This hits a bit harder than Blast but is twice the price and needs you to sac something