Thankfully, Wizards of the Coast invited me to preview what would be revealed at the convention, which included a timeline of 2027s products and events: I asked lead Magic designer Mark Rosewater why upcoming underwater plane, Nauctis , wouldnt focus on Blue mana, as 2002s Torment focused on Black
Its so much better, in fact, that its only legal in Vintage and other niche eternal formats
Pretty much any merfolk list you play starts with these cards
The iconic Lady of the woods Galadriel of Lothlrien, although she has not direct Elf tribal support, is a great option to lead Simic Elf Tribal as she has synergy with Scry and many of the LOTR elves have great Scry synergy
It just does so much and poses so many problems to your opponents that you can't overlook it
Its still costly to actually cast the creature when the time comes to do it, plus having to bolt yourself for an untapped land is a high cost, so Im not quite on board with full-on staple status for this MDFC