9 Second Harvest While Parallel Lives is arguably the single best card for token-heavy decks like Elf tribal decks, Second Harvest also has its uses
In a format with such regular shifts in meta, Standard players have to be ready to change their decks with the release of new sets or the rotation of old cards
Some final notes: It may be more consistent to focus on just the Xu-Ifit negated reanimations
This would suggest that, even if the lands are only worth $2.00 a piece while the set is in print, they could be worth a lot more in the future, which would not only make the lands themselves a good investment but the sealed booster boxes (which again have a land in every pack) a good investment as well, like past Un-sets
Izzet's red mana allows those counterspells to go a step further, often by throwing in some damage (like Ionize) or throwing it back at their face (like Swerve or Reinterpret)
Even LOTR collectors who don't play can make room in their LOTR displays for the MTG Lord of the Rings Booster box, which is as much an MTG trove as it is a long-awaited Tolkien collectible
