Lets take a look at Pidgeot EX
That means I need to cut two cards as well
Counters, Auras, Equipment, and other effects that affected those two cards don't affect the melded permanent
Now Elder Spawn here is a actually a very bad card since it's one that demands you sacrifice one of your land cards every turn, but it is admittedly rather flavourful
Kyoshi Warriors Invasion Reinforcements White Lotus Reinforcements Earth Kingdom Soldier Compassionate Healer Jet, Freedom Fighter Serpent's Pass The Cave of Two Lovers Tolls of War TierB- Bender's Waterskin Momo, Playful Pet Sokka, Lateral Strategist Gran-Gran Forecasting Fortune Teller Earth Kingdom Protectors Messenger Hawk The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan Agna Qel'a Deadly Precision Cat-Gator TierC+ Badgermole Knowledge Seeker Sold Out Kyoshi Battle Fan Firebending Lesson Airbender's Reversal Glider Kids Guru Pathik Boiling Rock Prison Kyoshi Village Misty Palms Oasis Watery Grasp Canyon Crawler Octopus Form TierC Jeong Jeong's Deserters Fire Nation Warship Merchant of Many Hats First-Time Flyer Pretending Poxbearers Toph, the Blind Bandit Enter the Avatar State Otter-Penguin Katara, Bending Prodigy It'll Quench Ya

Having the flexibility to sculpt your your hand and dig for key cards and/or bolster your board with copies of your best permanent youll always find some use for your mana in their end step, crucial if you want to stay three or more steps in front of your opponent