UTOPIA SPRAWL A little sturdier than a mana dork, Utopia Sprawl is an excellent ramp option for T1
When you cast a card that then enters as a copy of a card with a cast only trigger, because you still cast the Clone effect, youll get the full bonus
Limiting the uses created a new knob to tweak and use to keep colorless from innately being more powerful Limiting uses and use cases would be very important for the card type, unfortunately not a lesson which the design team held close to
So for decks like Death & Taxes or midrange Stoneblade strategies, Id strongly consider one or two copies of Gideon as part of your plan against opposing control decks as well as midrange mirrors, where having individually powerful cards is so important
Personally, my opinions on Cyclonic Rifts legality in Commander havent changed since 2020
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