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Master your Mana Curve A performing deck relies on good math

Seeing a green mage deploy a board of chunky trampling critters gives the board a small window to figure out how not to die

The ability to give Aethersphere Harvester lifelink will help win most races or stop aggressive decks in their tracks, and the synergy this has with Trophy Mage will allow many different types of decks to play the powerful Vehicle

None of those are effectively priced at 2 mana, but access to all three modes of these practical tools at the same time is a level of flexibility that cant be overlooked

Believe me, there are a lot of crappy two mana goblins in Premodern

It takes a lot of mana and resources to get to, but you swing with your big dragons at a speed your opponent probably cant survive if it stays alive for a few turns