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That said, if your deck does run Equipment, +1/+1 counter effects, or anthems, Esper Sentinels tax can get truly untenable, virtually guaranteeing you three or more cards per turn cycle

Scion of Calamity is a great card for any creature deck, but being a Dinosaur lets it enjoy a bunch of extra synergies in this deck

While it does synergize with Explore and Simics tendency to make enough mana to pay seven its still a real curve topper in a way that lords with Islandwalk arent

Repulse falls into a similar sort of trap

some excellent options include Barrin, Tolarian Archmage and Urza, Lord High Artificer

Avacyn Restored (2012) brought another very broken card, but now in a very different guise (and it hasnt been banned or restricted outside of Commander yet)