8 mana is a lot to ask of decks that cant find a way around its mana cost, but barring a Teferis Protection or a very specialized counter like Venser, Shaper Savant or Mindbreak Trap, you generally dont need to worry about it resolving
While not only letting you get in for two damage, its also a discard outlet with no cost
Maybe it's just statistics
Be sure to load up on pingers like Firebrand Archer and Sanctum of Stone Fangs to hit all your opponents at once so your creatures enter with three +1/+1 counters
Since you cant find him, my guess would be to talk to Fighting leader, then go to grass club lobby Ravers-Disease 09-30-14 - 10:33 AM Anyone know where the last guy from the fighting club is
Everything will depend on the character's popularity, edition, the rarity of the card, and its condition