What's Inside the ST22 Ace & Newgate Starter Deck
(Scryfall note, 2019-12-07)
If we draw another basic land, play that first to bait Strip Mine
For example, the most powerful draws that Elves in Modern has involve going off on turn 2 with Heritage Druid and Nettle Sentinel and playing most of your creatures, but in practice Nettle Sentinel is among the worst creatures in the deck, and its better to trim them rather than the less exciting but more consistent mana creatures, Llanowar Elves and Elvish Mystic
Most instances of explore are found on creature cards, but MTG designers often find clever ways to get the most out of a mechanic, so youll see sorceries that let creatures explore, or vehicles that make the creature crewing them explore
They dont create a lasting advantage