Two players: The game can be played by only two players with less theme, without the attack/protect dynamic, but most of the fun
and magic instructor Rich Kameda
That helps to actually reach the top end of your mana curve, rather than simply losing the game because you kept drawing the expensive cards that you couldnt castwhat we usually call mana screw. Its also worth mentioning that landcycling abilities do count as cycling for the purposes of cards like Jo Grant that trigger whenever you cycle. Also, since discarding the card is the cost and the tutoring is the ability, any abilities that trigger when you discard a card like Inti, Seneschal of the Sun trigger and resolve after you discard the card but before you search your library
It has this weird tension where the draw ability wants you to have a wide board with lots of creatures and equipment, but the equip cheating makes stacking Syr Gwyn with equipment ideal
You may pay any alternative costs the card has rather than the card's mana cost
That said, I still think that the mechanic could work well in future sets, and I think a card like Frontline Medic proves that
