Both of these cards are pretty powerful for a core set, and (in my opinion) point to a slight change in approach for the R&D team in how they view Core Sets
So what exactly is someone supposed to do against a fully powered Soulflayer
"but this also means that the bare minimum cost for staying current enough to be competitive is to buy a $85.99 box of magic cards every four months." Or enter those deck building tournements where all players get randomized cards, and you must put a deck together to play
While Knights are supported in the main March of the Machine set, it seems unlikely it will be enough to make the tribe take off in a format like Modern
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This lets you keep tapping your lands, since they keep untapping each cycle of the combo, meaning infinite mana