Not to mention that playing multiple spells a turn is a good way to fill your graveyard
Even worse, it leaves you down a Jumbo Cactuar, and once you've shown your ruthlessness, the remaining two players will have no qualms about responding Escape Tunnel is likely to be another popular interaction
Illustrations like Canyon Jerboa, Prowling Felidar and Fearless Fledgling really hit the spot of how I like to see color come together to make white cards pop without feeling out of place. Maybe these slightly more daring compositions wont ever become the norm, but at least Im happy to enjoy an alternative to the Felidar Retreat art from the set proper
Others need to ramp really, really hard, like my Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire deck, which runs 40 Lands and 20 ramp spells, for a total of 60 mana sources
With Ballyrush Banneret out, spells of either type cost one generic less to cast
Unfortunately, even worse condition copies have crept up to this price point, thanks to the increased demand