First is Arcades, the Strategist, which might be the best defender payoff ever, drawing us cards as defenders enter the battlefield while also letting our defenders attack and deal damage equal to their toughness rather than their power, making it both a card-advantage engine that lets us flood the board with cheap defenders and a way to let our defenders play offense
A permanent that becomes a copy of a melded permanent has only the characteristics of that combined back face, and its mana value is 0
Against an aggressive creature deck, you might want to strip out slower, more expensive interaction or value engines that won't come online fast enough
You have to trigger landfall after your initial combat phase if you want your creatures to untap for the extra combat
Norns Decree isnt done there, adding a level of politics to the game with its second ability
Number 2: History of Benalia (Dominaria) Finally, a pure Commander card in the list