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Note that this prevents damage to you, but not to your stuff, so you cannot trade

We can take some principles of overloading on artifacts for value and making for a viciously quick aggro deck though

This will lead to stronger synergies and more flavorful decks, which is a win-win

Shrine of Burning Rage by Dave Kendall Shrine of Burning Rage | Illustration by Dave Kendall A horde of mindless Phyrexians tending to the fire that illuminates an effigy of their leader, driven to rage by madness

The sort of 2-4 mana 'walkers that you can play on early turns and then have on board for Oath's arrival to do broken things with them

With that math in mind, if you want your deck to reliably make 4 land drops in the first 4 turns of the game, you should start with 36-39 lands and tweak from there