Despite having a strong effect and good late-game energy production, the fact that the energy generation is a one-shot deal, combined with the lack of significant effects in red to return creatures to your hand or flicker them, means that The Motherlode, Excavator is a poor choice for the command zone , but a good choice for the main deck
That was following his 2002 team Pro Tour loss against the indomitable Phoenix Foundation, composed of Kai Budde, Dirk Baberowski, and Marco Blume
The Trainer Gallery elevates a cards worth, and special sets have performed well historically
Counterspells work great here since it isnt uncommon that you cast them for free and you can extract multiple uses out of them
As such, my iteration of this deck can compete with other streamlined strategies, but will generally lose to anything trying to win early which is where I want to be with it
4 Empress Galina Empress Galina is an old card, first appearing in 2000's Invasion set