Youll know straight away if youre going to need to rip out artifacts or wipe an early board of creatures, and given that both modes deal with the predominant early-game value accrual engines, its almost never a dead card
Reanimate and Animate Dead are the main reprints of any note here, but the deck offers a fun way to play Dimir
Cards like Sun Titan are ideal for this plan, as you can use them to accrue significant value over time through creatures like Eternal Witness, Loyal Retainers, and Wood Elves, fetchlands like Bloodstained Mire, or even previously destroyed mana rocks, so having a big creature or two that can fill this role is very helpful when possible
With The Lost Cavern of Ixalan now fully settled into the game, its time to look back on every Magic: The Gathering release of 2023
Add in additional equity with cycling combos with cards like Drake Haven, and we have a card draw spell that will see ample play in Standard