Then this drops on the second turn and then will last as long until killed by a foe, and if you went first, then Arcane Signets and Mind Stones are getting tapped or you get a free 1/1 and then on the third turn you get Manalith, and then don't forget this is dorks too, so everything from Reclamation Sage to Sakura-Tribe Elder to Mulldrifter will ETB tapped for blocking purposes unless you get a free Vampire
Not only can this ability accrue significant value, but if an opponent wants to put an end to this effect, they're going to need to pay a premium on their removal thanks to Aboleth Spawn's ward 2
Waterbending, by contrast, is as flavorless as, well, water
Itd be a lot less if Kindred Dominance ever got a reprint
The conditions for Guardian Project are very strict, but basically nonexistent in singleton formats
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