Still, a Verdant Force is gigantic, and kinda sorta generates a ton of card advantage (or at least an unending stream of blockers)
The mana base works fine without Arid Mesa, and Monastery Mentor can easily become Young Pyromancer if you dont have a copy
Burnout Bashtronaut For just 1 mana, Burnout Bashtronaut is one of the best creatures to start your engines and keep increasing your speed as turns pass since its menace ability makes it very hard to block
the same can be said for self-mill decks as milling a flashback card is similar to drawing one
If youre looking for value, Id rather be drawing cards
3 Zada, Hedron Grinder Zada is like a Radiate on a stick, and since you can build around her, you have the needed flexibility to make her work from multiple angles