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However, mana for an activated ability is pretty steep, so running cards that reduce this cost like Zirda, the Dawnwaker and Heartstone are beneficial

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Some type combinations are less favored because they introduce multiple overlapping weaknesses or lack synergy

It is insanely fast at creating a giant army of elves, pumping those elves through spells, ezuri, and anthem effects, and drawing you a bunch of cards

You would think a card that tacks a free Dark Ritual onto one of the best cards of all-time would be obviously absurd to people

So the idea would be to get as many counters on different creatures so you can proliferate each one