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Its the true elf way

(4) content creators needing cost-effective pack opening material ($52 vs $180 per box)

Either they commit excess resources to bypass your defenses, or they just look the other way and attack other players

But its poor when cast fairly, and still costs (in a roundabout way) when used correctly

Being better than just a Populate, as this can copy non-Creature tokens, I quite like the concept around this card in the Command Zone, but it's probably outmoded by Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

Strip MineStrip Mine is normally an auto-include because I feel like every deck needs a way to answer nonbasic lands that offer insane value (like Gaeas CradleGaeas Cradle, for example)