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Use Darksteel Plate to make Balan indestructible to protect it from removal

(Mana abilities can't be targeted.) Instant Color tag templates(None) Swan Song Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell

All three of those are powerful effects in a battle at any kitchen table, and you can immediately use all three

Once you played a single time, you got how the game worked, like Jenga

The fact that they're creatures and susceptible to more types of removal means that these won't stay on the board long and won't generate much value

There was a lot of talk at the time about whether we wanted to do that, and Tezzeret was made as a test