If the development process here doesnt seem particularly interesting to you, just use a mana curve calculator to find the ideal land count for your deck
They enter untapped, provide good fixing, and have few downsides
As we saw for ourselves at PAX West 2025 this past weekend, as people were lined up at the MTG booth for hours just to get a Welcome Deck for the set, and that's saying something considering the booth was sandwiched between two massive Nintendo demo areas
To this end, lets look at my cuts and then break down the decision-making process behind them: Plains 2 Myriad Landscape Marble Diamond Griffin Aerie Dawn of Hope Entreat the Angels Kindred Boon Ajani, Strength of the Pride Keeper of the Accord Dawnbreak Reclaimer Nykthos Paragon Arden Angel Emeria Shepard Sephara, Skys Blade Some of these are good cards that are right on the line of being kept, but some just do a lot less
Whenever this creature enters or deals combat damage to a player, exile target card from a graveyard
