Ward keeps it around for long enough to pitch some cards, pump some creatures, and refill your hand when they connect in combat
But it is still a handy source of mill which also has great impact defensively and as an enabler of certain other combos
Commander (1) 1Gonti, Canny Acquisitor Creatures (36) 1Baleful Strix 1Bladegriff Prototype 1Brainstealer Dragon 1Cazur, Ruthless Stalker 1Cold-Eyed Selkie 1Dazzling Sphinx 1Diluvian Primordial 1Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius 1Edric, Spymaster of Trest 1Fallen Shinobi 1Felix Five-Boots 1Ghostly Pilferer 1Gonti, Lord of Luxury 1Hostage Taker 1Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion 1Oblivion Sower 1Ohran Frostfang 1Orochi Soul-Reaver 1Sage of the Beyond 1Savvy Trader 1Shadowmage Infiltrator 1Silent-Blade Oni 1Silhana Ledgewalker 1Slither Blade 1Smirking Spelljacker 1The Mimeoplasm 1Thief of Sanity 1Thieving Amalgam 1Thieving Skydiver 1Thieving Varmint 1Tower Winder 1Triton Shorestalker 1Trygon Predator 1Ukkima, Stalking Shadow 1Void Attendant 1Whirler Rogue Enchantments (2) 1Cunning Rhetoric 1Mind's Dilation Instants (4) 1Baleful Mastery 1Plasm Capture 1Putrefy 1Siphon Insight Sorceries (12) 1Arcane Heist 1Culling Ritual 1Curse of the Swine 1Extract Brain 1Feed the Swarm 1Heartless Conscription 1Kodama's Reach 1Predators' Hour 1Rampant Growth 1Stolen Goods 1Three Visits 1Villainous Wealth Artifacts (7) 1Arcane Signet 1Chaos Wand 1Darksteel Ingot 1Dream-Thief's Bandana 1Fellwar Stone 1Prismatic Lens 1Sol Ring Lands (38) 1Access Tunnel 1Command Tower 1Darkslick Shores 1Darkwater Catacombs 1Dimir Aqueduct 1Drowned Catacomb 1Exotic Orchard 1Fetid Pools 1Flooded Grove 1Hinterland Harbor 1Llanowar Wastes 1Opulent Palace 1Overflowing Basin 1Reliquary Tower 1Sunken Hollow 1Temple of Deceit 1Temple of Malady 1Temple of Mystery 1Twilight Mire 1Underground River 1Viridescent Bog 1Woodland Cemetery 1Yavimaya Coast 5Island 6Swamp 4Forest The main commander of the precon is Gonti, Canny Acquisitor , a 5/5 Aetherborn Rogue costing 5 mana
Players will leverage Veloci-Ramp-Tors abilities to accelerate mana production and deploy massive creatures quickly
Wakening Suns Avatar, on the other hand, wipes the board clean of any non-Dinosaur creatures when it enters, punishing any decks that focus on filling up their board with creatures
Simba, Rightful Heir Clear out rival characters and keep your lore going up Between his four different appearances in The First Chapter, Simba has some of the best Lorcana cards in the debut set
