There is a way to have both variety and convenience though, and it also happens to be a fantastic brewing challenge: modular decks
But once Oath of the Gatewatch came around a few years later and unleashed a bunch of still powerful but much cheaper Eldrazi, the card suddenly broke Modern during Eldrazi Winter, which only thawed once Eye was banned
9 Merlin - Intellectual Visionary 159/204, Sapphire If Merlin - Intellectual Visionary's Shift ability was just a touch more aggressive, it could be a true power player, but it's still a significant card as is
If used correctly you can be the only player to gain this advantage
Creatures (27) 1 Nantuko Husk 4 Fleshbag Marauder 4 Risen Executioner 1 Liliana, Heretical Healer 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 2 Despoiler of Souls 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 4 Relentless Dead 4 Diregraf Colossus Lands (24) Spells (8) Theres an interesting tension between Zombies and Vampires
5 Taigam, Ojutai Master Cut: Shiny Impetus Taigam, Ojutai Master does two very strong things to justify his slot in your deck
