I wouldnt get excited by a 4-mana draw-three normally, but you dont need to worry about casting the cards until next turn, and getting a burst of free cards gives you enough of an advantage to push a close game in your favor
Its not especially fancy, but the mix of abilities is good enough to make it excellent on turn four - or a fine topdeck later on in the game, too
Choco, Seeker of Paradise I expect Choco, Seeker of Paradise to overtake Kastral, the Windcrested as the games premiere bird commander on the basis of color alone: Green is the best color for casual EDH decks, and adding it here makes Choco decks much stronger
Stax is just another way to play the game, and its adherents often say that they're just trying to get everyone to play "fair" magic
Cards like Mayhem Devil make all this sacrifice even more lucrative
Creature 4Plague Spitter 3Phyrexian Scuta 3Skizzik 2Flametongue Kavu 2Crypt Angel 4Blazing Specter Sorcery 4Duress Instant 4Dark Ritual 4Terminate 3Vendetta Land 6Swamp 6Mountain 4Rishadan Port 4Urborg Volcano 4Sulfurous Springs Sideboard 4Scoria Cat 3Addle 2Persecute 1Pyroclasm 3Phyrexian Arena 1Flametongue Kavu 1Crypt Angel 2002 was when I was getting into Magic, so most of these decks are the ones I grew up playing with
