Having fewer "real" lands means we're less likely to have games where we flood out
And Wizards of the Coast was deep into the third act of the Zendikar block (2009 - 2010) , culminating in the set Rise of the Eldrazi , a Lovecraftian horror show filled with massive mana costs, Colorless spaghetti monsters, and mechanics that, quite frankly, slowed the game down to an Eldrazi's crawl
2024-01-12 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an overload cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions
This is the complete set of the two commander decks from Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Instead of having to spell out how to determine day/night status, the cards merely had to get the day/night card into play, and then the card independently would track it
This time around, it felt like card after card was a hit, with almost every other common and uncommon fitting the bill