Enclave Cryptologists and Cryptbreaker are seemingly a lot cheaper than a Pack Rat at only 3 mana to play and activate for your discard
It forced everyone to ask if the things we celebratefantastical art, creative mechanics, powerful cardsmight inadvertently promote or reflect vile ideologies
The CMC restriction ensures that he doesnt scale too well to Commander, and only triggering off of legends, artifacts and sagas means that its really hard to build around triggering his ability consistently while also having relevant creatures to return
It fits naturally in legend-heavy builds and sees play in Murktide, control, and combo decks that value instant-speed answers without sacrificing land slots
Samurott staring out over an icy mountain range surrounded by Wingulls looking like a triumphant, Narwhal king isnt all this card has going for it: Samurott feels like it could actually be fairly deadly when built into the right deck