I suspect this is the push mono red needs to be tier 1
Now and then a newer common card can prove its EDH mettle, but they are the exception rather than the rule
The game is not about gaining as much lore as quickly as possible - its about maintaining a board state that, over time, gains 20 lore faster than your opponent
A 6/6 for six mana, Spawning Kraken states that whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent its owner controls deals combat damage to a player, that player creates a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token
Still, with all the copy effects in the decks game plan, spells like Cathartic ReunionCathartic Reunion and Tormenting VoiceTormenting Voice get better as the cost of discarding cards is limited to the original spell and not the copy
The printing process involves feeding sheets through rollers that exert high pressure on the sheets, and the bugs get flattened and adhered to the surface of the card