The majority of them weve seen recently are just engines for new set mechanics that otherwise wouldnt see much play
Outside of mana-dork starts, it can be slightly harder to cast than Scavenging Ooze , but in practice this is rarely a meaningful issue
Include Branching Evolution and Hardened Scales to increase how many +1/+1 counters are placed on a creature at once
When you draft a deck or build something for Standard, how much mana things cost is important
But because of the creature selection in the list, this is a good thing
Outside-the-box cards: Blind Fury, Living Hive, Hateflayer While some of the two-color gods of Theros are build-around commanders, it seems to me that theyre better off as role-players in existing decks