Epic cards feature the same art as their standard equivalent, but have a borderless treatment and special rainbow foil
Regardless, its nice that all targets can come from the same graveyard, which rewards deckbuilding with a lot of possible targets
While we already saw the power of Thalia in powered formats, where she can hate out combo decks and slow down sweepers, such as in the Five-Color Humans deck above, the card has also enjoyed a great deal of success as just a good card for aggressive, creature-heavy decks. Creatures (27) 3 Fiend Hunter 4 Champion of the Parish 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Mayor of Avabruck 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 2 Restoration Angel 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons 4 Silverblade Paladin 2 Druid's Familiar Lands (25) Spells (8) While Thalias ability is so good, she would likely see a fair bit of play even without first strike, its actually the first strike that really gets her over the finish line
Taking six from an unblocked mana dork is scary stuff
He turns all black mana into Phyrexian mana, allowing you to cast huge creatures in exchange for life
For the cost, theyre decent value and a nice little package as a treat for card-game-curious Disney fans