This leveling up was depicted by a fragmented textbox, and multiple power/toughness boxes, one for each level
Next up we have the creature that happens to play very nicely with FTK and Hellkite, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
In gameplay, Cyber-Stein was infamous: by paying a massive chunk of LP, players could cheat out any Fusion Monster in the game, a mechanic so explosive it reshaped competitive play and ultimately earned the card a long-standing spot on the banned yugioh cards list
If, like me, you're looking at this card for the very first time and thinking, woah, that'd be great with Blood Artist, why yes it would, and you're very close to the mark on the reason for this price spike
This is great for decks like Rakdos midrange in Pioneer that have historically had rough times dealing with Rakdos Sacrifice
There aren't many two mana tutors that don't cost a card to use and offer this kind of flexibility, but most creatures are valuable because they are efficient rather than because they are the right tool for the job