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Some typal decks overlap with the spellcasting theme, namely Wizards and Merfolk, though you'll need to consciously run spells that can target your own permanents
Caring about the mana value of spells is a theme that runs in opposition to traditional Spellslinger strategies that want to chain together cheap, low-cost, and efficient instant and sorcery spells, and consistent token generation gives the deck a more impactful board presence to fend off attacks
While they function as two different cards, for effects that count a number of cards, split cards are a single card
Being able to pay for Remand with mana from a Signet helped a lot, as did the cantrip clause, ensuring your expenditure of a card was also temporary
Before the rules were changed, unspent mana would deal one point of damage for each leftover mana as phases moved, as well as the fact that back in the day, having zero life didnt mean an automatic loss
