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Id enjoy this where the Lander can be tapped like in Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

Now so much power is to be found in dorks that basically all cube decks have to contain creatures

you instead have to wait until your next end step before you get to use it

It may be an artifact, but it's one of the biggest reasons to play black mana in Standard right now

Its a perfect late-game finisher and even if you roll two 1s, you still get to reanimate the creature of your choice with a +1/+1 counter on it and drain all your opponents for 1 life

The simplicity of the mana base for mono-color decks is also great for new players since it removes the difficulty of generating the necessary mana for multiple colors