Two mana to go get a land to hand, when you could be paying two mana to get a land on the battlefield is just not a rate that many folks are interested in
For each opponent who cant, you draw a card
The slush is a far cry from the warm beaches of Hawaii theyre used to
The idea of an impossibly large mansion plays into the horror trope space we were exploring, so that's what got greenlit: A new plane 70's and 80's horror film inspired (and the technology level that came with that) A set that takes place solely inside a single mansion In exploratory design, the first question we asked was, "How do we keep this world from mechanically stepping on the toes of the planes of Innistrad and New Phyrexia?" Early on, we realized the horror we wanted to evoke relied on a specific mood and tone
Then get one dork from their graveyard too, no additional costs
Sothera, the Supervoid Ive seen people bemoaning Sothera, the Supervoid as another Grave Pact/Dictate of Erebos-style effect, but I think theres some nuance here