Mana, the magical currency of the game, is generated by playing land cards
Because Breena is so efficient at loading up on +1/+1 counters I've leaned into it with a strong counter subtheme: we use those counters to draw cards off Dusk Legion Duelist, ramp with Scholar of New Horizons, have board wipe insurance with Felisa, Fang of Silverquill, and turn our team into lethal angels with Sigarda's Summons
Technically Treasonous Ogre too, but dethrone just doesnt matter on that card
Cassius Jr., of course, was the victor
Additionally, decks with their own alternate win conditon, like combo decks or Toxic strategies that win by giving players poison counters, can be less vulnerable to Exile effects by including more instants and sorceries and fewer permanents
(Non-Functional) Here's another entirely stylistic change with zero functional differenceZirda, the Dawnwaker shows off a new template for reducing costs where we don't let you hit zero