2 Niko Aris Niko Aris is a non-binary planeswalker themed around mirrors and defying destiny the focus on perception through mirrors is a great way of reflecting on the struggle of being viewed through the lens of a binary society, and the rejection of destiny works really well for a character who defies reductive understandings of gender
Players highly value most dual land cards, but Underground Sea is one of the most difficult to get your hands on because of its high price tag
This way you wont have wasted the wildcard and can still use the card you traded it for
And Halsin, Emerald Archdruid lets you turn extra Food tokens into 4/4 Bear creatures if you need some extra bodies to attack or block with
So, while Im enthusiastic about Connive and what (to me) feel like improvements over Explore, for all I know it might make me appreciate elements of Explore Ive overlooked or undervalued
Now fixtures of Sapphire and Amethyst decks, the combos you can pull off with the right moves are dizzying: Goat Merlin on the board for one lore
