Anvil of Bogardan also does a decent Howling Mine impression and would see more play if it wasnt so expensive
This becomes particularly noticeable during Commander games where players may need to quickly process multiple permanents, triggers, and interactions across the table at the same time
Despite its impressive 4/5 flyingtrampler body, Roalesk cant put those two +1/+1s on itself and wont proliferate anything until it dies
With Balance, if you can get some artifact mana on the battlefield, you can break the symmetry of the card and leave your opponent without a battlefield or hand, while you can keep casting your spells thanks to your mana rocks
Originally the chroma ability for this card counted mana symbols on permanents in play, but we had too many chroma cards doing that and we were looking for some different places to look for mana symbols
Toggling indestructibility on the cheap makes Manor Gargoyle potentially useful in a deck that doesnt yet exist