As the Cabarettis are high-class fancy party people, the deck focuses on summoning plenty weaker Citizen token creatures to the battlefield in order to really get the party started
Perhaps the most notable element of this card is its stunning foiling method, which sees the standard cosmos holofoil method expanded to its borders, creating a striking and unusual look that only lasted for a few sets in the TCG
It's a key piece for mana-denial decks
"That player" refers to the opponent who was dealt damage
You can enchant your opponents massive creature, and suddenly you can totally stonewall it with a 1/1 token or 0/1 Argothian Enchantress
Getting the most out of Meddling Mage is hard, requiring reading the opponent, reading the opponent's likely deck list, and evaluating how the game is going to go