For example, take Stone Calendar
These levels affect how often you find each card, what it might cost, and how it performs in the game
You just get a giant dinosaur to go along with your card advantage, and combining the pressure of a 6/6 with your card draw is nearly as strong as pairing it with ramp
And when you combine that with the fact that both sides of the combo (creature, Splinter Twin) are easy to interact with, you start to see that it was never that big of a deal
This type of universal benefit helps accelerate all players ahead in turns, both in how much of their deck theyre seeing from the extra card draw and also in helping them cast more and more spells with their extra lands
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