Alpha Variations Its very easy to tell the difference between an Alpha card and any other card in Magic
[spoiler=Doll Jester of the Abyss] Lore: When this card is Normal Summoned, send the top 2 cards of your deck to the Graveyard
Creatures (17) 3 Emmara, Soul of the Accord 3 Venerated Loxodon 3 Trostani Discordant 4 Growth-Chamber Guardian 4 Incubation Druid Planeswalkers (3) Lands (21) Spells (19) Sideboard Speaking of Just play both, CoffeeHouseRyan settled a bit of a debate I was having here by saying you dont need to pick between Emmara, Soul of the Accord and Growth-Chamber Guardian by going ahead and slotting them both in
Value might go down in the short term, but as long as the card continues to have demand, it will often bounce back in price charts
As well as being a solid cEDH hatebird, it can also work within a Flash-based or Flicker-based deck (which usually end up being the same deck)
Each cast of High Tide adds another mana to your Island taps, which can lead to exponential growth