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If you just need that one extra turn to execute your kill, Aether Gust is a great piece of interaction

Relentless Rats or Rat Colony

On the other hand, if your Magic budget is limited, coming out ahead over the long run doesn't make up for the fact that you're spending a big chunk of your Magic budget on cards that you might not really want and aren't guaranteed to be able to trade or sell for an immediate profit to get the cards that you do want

Its the perfect example of how modal cards are greater than the sum of their parts

You might start to see lists with more of these cards in Mid Power, but the most aggressive stax lists will be relegated to High Power and Maximum Power

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