There was a lot of freedom in this approach, while trying to stick closely to the original designs
Aside from the far-reaching implications of these modal lands, the new party mechanic (which provides another application for Umara Wizard) promises to add another interesting consideration to deck-building, and landfall is always fun for the weight it adds to every land drop
The fact that it has convoke means that most people have not actually paid fifteen for it, but it still shares the fifteen-drop slot with only one other creature
The games where people get mana screwed dont stick out as much because theyre over and done in a quarter of the time
Note this doesn't have to be your dork that died, just any dork
Meanwhile, Thermokarst gives you a life sometimes, but theyre pretty much interchangeable cards and its much cheaper to buy