Consider that many current decks in Shards of Alara Block only have a handful of lands that can even come into play untapped, let alone basics
If I can set myself up right, I should be able to do an awful lot of cycling
I had fun with the set and I hope others do too
Anytime another creature comes into play, you get to pick between adding three green mana, placing a +1/+1 counter on all creatures you control, or perhaps most importantly, scrying 2 and then drawing a card
Sarn of the Silken Throne uses a spider friend to zip around while wearing full plate armor
No casts like Emry, no sacrifices like Daretti, just one free, but this is just once, not over and again like Emry, but you don't have to wait a turn to use to tap her