One of the problems with defenders as a tribe is that we really need to find our payoffs, especially Arcades and Wingmantle Chaplain, or else we have these awkward games where we play a bunch of zero-power defenders, make a bunch of mana, and don't really do anything with it
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There's a lot to cover, so let's dive in
1 Lightning Bolt Perhaps the most iconic burn spell in Magic: The Gathering, Lightning Bolt is also the staple burn spell in its Pauper format
There is almost no card draw in the deck, so using Mickey Mouse Detective allows you to ink without losing a card
Being able to play one additional land per turn for the low, low price of one green mana is absolutely absurd value, especially when put into a deck that employs landfall triggers and other silly shenanigans of that ilk