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WUBRG decks are always a little tricky to judge if they're not blatantly powerful right out of the box, and because the theming of this deck is so cool, it feels disruptive to try and make upgrades to it, so it's almost a case of being a precon that you shouldn't upgrade, but yet it desperately needs it

This creature has protection from the chosen player

The card has the word "lotus" in it, are we really surprised by this

Izzet Generatorium provides a fairly reliable card draw since it can simply be tapped to draw a card if you've spent at least four energy in a given turn

One of the best ETB cards in red, Dualcaster Mage is a great example of a wizard that can take advantage of abilities like Naban, Dean of Iteration and Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

First, I want to acknowledge the amazing and iconic Mark Poole art, which makes it even more tragic that this is one of the biggest missed opportunities in the history of Magic design