Another reason wed recommend this deck for intermediate players, rather than absolute beginners, is that the main cards have slightly more complex abilities to use than any of those seen in The First Chapters Starter Decks
The -2 also does a lot of work
Quandrix students, help me count to five: Primo, the Unbounded, which I will absolutely be building, introducing the first-ever base-power-0 matters commander that builds big Fractal tokens when creatures with 0 base power deal combat damage Yavimaya Bloomsage, the only creature in the prepare cycle to feature a flat-out banned card in Channel, made ready by putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature that subsequently has power 7 or greater Owlin Spiralmancer, a powerful creature that copies the first X-cost spell you cast every turn (including on your opponents' turns) Nexus Mentality, a member of the highly exclusive club of cards that can move counters between nonland permanents (sadly, this doesn't let you rip counters away from Dark Depths) Turbulent Wilderness, the final land (for now) in the Turbulent cycle When it comes to blue-green, it can sometimes be difficult to build a deck with a cohesive theme that doesn't lean too hard on broad themes like +1/+1 counters or Lands Matter
They also give you an instant win through milling with the above combo
Demonlord Belzenlok Demonlord Belzenlok is a beefy demon at 6/6 flying trample
Assassin's Creed brought along some more assassins that lean into Mardu colors, which means that Marchesa can now play with more of a typal slant than ever before
