As Pokdex entry #227, this steel/flying type first swooped into the hearts of trainers in Generation II, specifically within the Johto region
Must be Special Summoned (from your hand or GY) by banishing 3 "Infernoid" monsters from your hand or GY while the total Levels and Ranks of all Effect Monsters you control are 8 or lower
This white-blue deck is a very classic example of a control deck, featuring many of the most recognizable features of the archetype a word we use for a recurring strategy with numerous possible variations
Imagine it, Create it, Duel it
For years, there werent a lot of ways to abuse this land, but with the printing of The Gitrog Monster and Titania, Protector of Argoth and the additional redundancy that Ramnunap Excavator adds to Crucible of Worlds style land recursion, its relatively easy for a focused Commander list to negate the downside on Lotus Vale and turn it into a permanent Black Lotus level ramp spell that cant easily be dealt with
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