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One of the critical components of a successful deck is ramping, or generating mana more quickly than your opponents

The god draw for this deck oddly involves following a Spectral Procession with an Ajani giving you a fast growing aerial armada

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Each creature that enters the battlefield under your opponents control, from Rogue Refiners to Thopter tokens, will represent a two-point life swing, which can really add up over the course of the game, making this two-mana investment a critical card against the current best deck in the format

A longer way from Shifting Wall

While the ebbs and flows of Magic finance havent changed very much since then (give or take a couple of $800 dual lands), its likely that we could all use a refresher course in what makes core set finance a special and unique sort of animal