Ive run it in creature-dense shells where I didnt want to commit to fragile combo lines but still needed consistent access to key pieces
Islands 8
The planetary space-ic basic lands shown above feature the galaxy foil treatment, but many more cards across the set can show off this new foil treatmentincluding borderless shock lands in Collector Boosters, both showcase styles of full-art basic lands, and many other cards across the set
It's the king of the famed "Power Nine," dating back to 1993's Alpha set, and it's simply far too good at what it does: boosting the player's mana
Whether you need it as another copy of your own spell, or if you want to play around with a stack of counterspells, it will perform brilliantly every time
Similar mechanics will be fine in the future as long as they remain self-contained (though if we think theyre problematic, well obviously take another look and ask ourselves why)