The card does cost eight mana to play and is reserved for the late end game, but when this flying, vigilant, indestructible 8/8 Angel hits the battlefield, your opponent is in some serious trouble
The effect of Necropotence on deck building was that it gained a brand new life with Enduring Renewal when Goblin Bombardment was released in Tempest
Still, there were days long ago when Earthcraft was still legal, and one of my favorite Earthcraft decks was the surprise Block Constructed infinite combo deck Horsecraft: Creatures (17) 1 Mogg Fanatic 3 Spike Weaver 4 Wall of Blossoms 2 Spike Feeder 1 Hermit Druid 1 Stronghold Assassin 1 Spike Breeder 2 Workhorse 2 Mindless Automaton Lands (22) Spells (21) Despite having just Tempest , Stronghold , and Exodus to get cards from, Erik Lauer and the rest of Team CMU managed to find an infinite combo deck in a format that wasnt expecting one
The lands enter untapped, by the way, which is even more absurd
Card Draw and Cantrips Theres some contention about whether having excess card draw means you should play more or fewer lands overall
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