While it is symmetrical, if youve built your deck around going off with Aluren, it doesnt really matter
I really feel like Tricky Terrain and Graveyard Overdrive couldve taken their novel ideas and ran with them a bit more
It can be used in a lot of different ways, including creating almost infinite combos with cards like Paradox Engine, or dominating the board when combined with counterspells
Exiling a spell and casting it later adds extra value, especially since mana of any color can be used to play it
One of Magic's best X-spell commanders, Magus is in the perfect colors to not only get access to the Tyranids in its own deck but also to hydras and cards like Banefire and Mind Spring
This deck isn't as creature-heavy upon first look, given that there are only 26 creature cards compared to 20 artifacts, but there are so many ways to create additional token creatures in this deck that the 26 permanent cards will feel like way more when in active play