It's one cheaper, rarely stays around unless you want to spend 10 total mana, and then rocks flying and pro Black to block safely for the turn and is just one color
The answer is that you are guaranteed to open not only four rares / mythics each pack but also four special printings, with each collector booster pack offering one foil-etched rare or mythic, one alt-frame rare or mythic, one sketch or borderless rare or mythic, and one extended-art rare
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Landcyclers need to be a fair bit stronger than they have been in the past to grab my attention, but this looks like the kind of mediocre large creature that Im happy to play in control decks, so a version with islandcycling for two mana sounds decent
The fact that Tolarian Academy is a land also makes if extremely resilient to removal, as cards that destroy or bounce lands tend to be rare or expensive
