Cast Out and Ixalans Binding have been versatile removal spells for white-based control decks to have access to, but theyre inefficient when trying to slow down early aggression from the opponent
I had played U/W/R Control in the previous Modern GP, which at this point had caught up, so I didnt mind the idea of mixing it up a little
A couple of tutors like Personal Tutor and Scheming Symmetry ensure you have whatever cards you want to cast perhaps Expropriate to get some extra swings in, Breach the Multiverse to build an imposing board state, or Mnemonic Deluge for an encore of your greatest hits
From there, you can pay the two generic to activate Isochron Scepter and cast a copy of Mystical Tutor to search for the Nexus of Fate and put it back into your hand
Magic has a few special card classifications that look like rarities, act kind of like rarities, and exist mostly to remind us that this game has been around long enough to deviate from the norm every once in a Blood Moon: Basic Land (L) Mark Rosewater himself has described Basic Lands as effectively more common than common from a production standpoint
