Theyre great to cast at a discount, great to exile to make a bunch of tokens, and fantastic with a bunch of tokens in play since you can use them to get a bunch of extra combat steps to attack a player down
Adopted because it can also receive the benefits of being a Number monster
Most importantly, these two cards' draw effects are based on lifegain, so existing White decks don't have to reshape their core strategies or go out of their way to start drawing cards
Now, as part of the Landfall Series, you can get the jaw-dropping showcase version of Arid Mesa with dragons
I was even considering removing Duress at one point (however Joel talked some sense into me) versus the UW control decks just to sideboard in Dralnus Crusade and Anarchy
The Water-type Pokemon is shown standing on top of a stalagmite underwater, surrounded by a rainbow hue and lots of sea creatures