final fantasy mtg announcement Arena Announcements – June 9, 2025 Final Fantasy Confirmed for Magic:

Unfortunately, this causes a lot of confusion, since the term "proxy" has been a part of Magic for a long time and the use of proxies is widely accepted for certain purposes and types of play

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Just that turn, but that's great to lead or support decks that use combat lots, just like the color he's in

That's probably why WotC leaned towards Treasure: Gold allows you to double-dip in case some other effect requires you to tap permanents (because you can tap your Gold to pay for that other effect, and then still sacrifice the Gold for mana in the same turn)