That happened to Dutch game maker Tijmen Tio and friends recently, but they didn't let the thought go with a wistful sigh and nothing more
Because of the higher (about one out of every nine games) chance of flooding, I build my decks assuming I'll hit my drops to turn four or five (I also tend to build with a lot of ramp) and will reliably have a lot of mana, especially going into the late game
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At three-mana, that's a pretty crazy deal, and also why Heliod has seen play in nearly every format he's been legal in
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However, you can even get away with not paying any life points at all, if all you want is to prevent your opponents strong monsters from attacking for one turn