Magics Mind Flayer, the Shadow asks us to find ways to control permanents we dont own, and to that end, were also employing Mind Flayer from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms as well
Nyx-Fleece Ram becomes a 2/2, and Courser of Kruphix is a 3/3, so all of your enchantment creatures will deal extra damage thanks to the Starfield
Blue-Purple Luffy has a clear unfavorable matchup in Black Teach, which is a cause for concern, but I assumed that since Black Teach does not have good synergy against the second-tier meta decks, Green Zoro and Green-Purple Luffy, it would not see an explosive increase in usage
Early pressure, Treasure generation, and pseudo-card advantage make it threatening far beyond its mana cost
How could I bear to cut any of my new friends