Whether youre playing with powerful mana rocks like Mox Ruby in Vintage, tapping a mana dork like Llanowar Elves in Modern, or searching for extra lands in Standard with a ramp spell like Cultivate, mana ramp is the method many decks use to get ahead of their competition
Eriette of the Charmed Apple Eriette of the Charmed Apple puts an interesting spin on aura commanders by encouraging you to enchant opposing creatures
Its great in Commander because green decks often commit so many resources to land ramp, so you can expect this 3-mana vehicle to smack for 6+ damage a turn
Decks like Storm, Splinter Twin and Amulet Titan have all made it incredibly hard for decks like this to succeed
Another dino-myte card (yay, dinosaur puns!) that has helped shore up both aggressive and graveyard-based match-ups is Deathgorge Scavenger
Alpha Cards For the most part, Alpha cards are exactly the same as all other Magic: The Gathering cards, with one major exception