Swapping to Neriv, Crackling Vanguard gives you a neat effect from the Command Zone that feels fairly unique and stronger later in the game
This can be hard with Budew in the format, but the deck can decide to play Budew as well, thus slowing down the game to set up multiple Gholdengos until it is time to strike
Destroy / Indestructible If a card tells you to destroy another card, it simply means to send it to the graveyard from the battlefield
We see that the possible costs to play Lukka only with colored mana would be or
If Magics favorite eldritch monstrosities do make a return, then cards that can help power them out will have a real shot in Standard
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