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Summon: IxionSummon: Ixion A 3/3 with first strike for three mana used to be a helluva deal but those days are long gone

Replay land effects that get your best lands back from the graveyard can maximize your mana base

It is played in pretty much every deck that plays red and is always a card one has to play around if the opponent has a Mountain up

This is banned in Commander and beyond

But, comparing this to many other two-mana choices shows a lot of upsides

Andril, Narsil Reforged puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control every time you attack, but once you get to 10 or more permanents and acquire the city's blessing for the rest of the game, that bumps up to two counters