Since you want 3-4 lands in your opening hand and you want to play one land every turn, you need at least 36 lands
It can tap down a threat at instant speed and can potentially lock it down for an extra turn
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If you get a global Mystical Archive card in your Collector Booster, it means that your foil-etched rare or mythic rare was the Japanese alternate-art version (and vice versa)
Its fan service, yes, but I struggle to see that it matters
Phasing always had the potential to be more Reality Ripple is a perfect blueprint for how the mechanic is being used in 2024, and the re-templating of Oubliette shows how it could even have improved cards from EARLIER sets
