We look first at Commander (since it's the most played format on tabletop MTG) and Standard (given it's the most popular format in MTG Arena), although of course removal spells that are multi-format staples and show up in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy will get a nudge
Even if the mythic itself was predetermined to be bulk, your brain still got to enjoy that half a second of "Oh boy, this just might be the Wan Shi Tong, Librarian I so desperately need," before finally peeling the Secret of Bloodbending
Early Results I was able to get this deck into one match over at Creatorpult Games
Sage of the Maze also has powerful rewards for everything lands by treating them like Gates
The deck starts by casting a number of efficiently-costed creatures, many with strong secondary abilities that help accelerate out your powerful mid-game threats including Llanowar Loamspeaker (acceleration) and Floriferous Vinewall (land fetch)
Tarkir is a really bad format for filler-level creatures that cost three, four, and five mana
