Its also a nasty combo with Meddling Mage
Finally, we gave the player a secondary way to advance the Story: they could use mana to progress it
Whats more, it can give you much needed chump-blockers, and on the whole Ayulas Influence looks a lot stronger to me than Seismic Assault itself
There are 4 powerful decks to choose from, each one a card-for-card replica of an actual title contender's deck from the 2014 World Championships
My love of the game's history as well as my recent dives into Classic Commander with its focus on older characters really fueled this, as pouring over those old legends often frustrates me
Abrade, Mizzium Mortars, and Lightning Bolt are all light removal of one kind or another, but there are edge cases when you want an instant ready to save Norin from a removal ability on a creature