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While untapping is an offensive strategy, tapping permanents is defensive

The same is also true of any other abilities that modify how a land enters the battlefield or apply "as" a land enters the battlefield, such as the first ability of Cavern of Souls.

Standard, meanwhile, is thriving and being introduced to a new generation of players through Magic: The Gathering Arena

It is rarely without a target in any given matchup even if it can't hit the one it wants to

You can tutor them into play with cards like Finale of Devastation and Chord of Calling, or cheat them into play with the likes of Reanimate and Elvish Piper in a manner you fundamentally cannot with instants and sorceries

Today I pause and a look at how this mechanic came to be and what it's trying to fix