Mana Tithe is particularly effective when your opponent is stuck on a small number of lands, making it a smart choice for Crack the Earth
Looking at MTG sets in order, connive sits alongside other skill-testing mechanics like surveil and scry
With each activation, it grows stronger and dishes out damage equal to its power to any targetcreature, planeswalker, or face
Thalia is a very good blocker, and if you put a counter on it it becomes a good attacker too, but I might keep zero in the deck post-board if they dont play Emperor in their deck since at that point the ability might handicap me too much
AND SOME KAVU, OF COURSE Kavu is a really cool creature type, one that we havent seen play a significant role in a set for a very long time
We've also got Map the Frontier, backed by a couple of Deserts to supercharge its power in Arid Archway and Conduit Pylons