I wouldnt be happy with this unless it were making four or more mana every turn, since the initial 4-mana 2/4 isnt the best thing to have on the battlefield
But in an un-set not meant for the convention center battlefields, developers have a lot more space to play around, Rosewater says
Nowadays it's dropped to a more moderate price, and can be found on Ebay commonly and relatively cheap
For example, Curse of Vitality is a subpar card even in a Lifegain deck, but since Feline Ferocity offers no real support for that archetype it becomes terrible
The other five are known as wedges , and get their names from the five clans of Tarkir in the Khans of Tarkir block (2014)
That's where Smothering Tithe often comes in, as unless your opponent is willing to spend two mana, you'll be making a Treasure token