They are playable right out of the box and while they benefit from upgrades, they aren't necessary for them to function, unlike other certain Precons
This one card made the set a must-have at the time, with every player needing a full playset of the bug to make their decks competitively viable
Are you glad for what they eventually gave us, or do you wish theyd stuck around anyway
Admittedly, most of them are on the Commander banlist, but there's still great stuff that you can tutor with Artificer's Intuition, from utility equipment like Shadowspear, to combo pieces like Lion's Eye Diamond or Walking Ballista
Your payoff is huge as a Food token that also draws a card when you crack it almost like a foodclue, or something
(Quick Effect): You can send 1 face-up Normal Monster Card you control to the GY