For our combo to work, we really need Nykthos to tap for at least eight mana and, ideally, even more, so cheap permanents that add multiple red mana symbols to the battlefield are essential to our deck
However with Knightlifelink, we are into a whole different stratosphere of lifegain
Damage isn't involved here whatsoever, but imagine if you could go rummaging around for five cards this easily every turn
Artifact Land Color tag templates(None) Rustvale Bridge This land enters tapped
This card pumps and provides card draw whenever one of your ninjas deals combat damage to a player, which is usually the strategy for most ninja decks anyway
We did get a special set in January of this year as well, with Crown Zenith marking the official end of the Sword & Shield era of the card game