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And since in most sets you only get a tapped creature by having it survive combat as an attacker, these rewards can actually be quite substantial

The most obvious is to mill your opponents deck from different angles with cards like Glimpse the Unthinkable, Kitsune's Technique, Umbris, Fear Manifest, Krang & Shredder, Tasha's Hideous Laughter or Space-Time Anomaly

For that reason, we need to be packing our decks with targets that can affect the game at all stages

Summary Lands are critical in MTG, especially in Commander

Cathartic Pyre is incredible for just two mana

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