So it makes sense that Ive been fairly excited for Zendikar Rising, even if I would have liked to see a return to other less well-explored planes
Its primary strategy revolves around generating Eldrazi Spawn tokens and ramping mana to summon massive Eldrazi creatures that can dominate the battlefield
Things appear more stark over at TCGPlayer where, for instance, Tropical Island costs $335 if you want a Revised copy from 1994, but $999 if you want a retro frame 30th Anniversary edition from 2022
Counters Many of these payoffs are in blue specifically, like Lyla, Holographic Assistant and Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim, but of course the Simic flag bearer for this effect is Lorescale Coatl
While our deck is not be a dedicated Combo deck -- we want to stick to a Sea Monster Tribal theme -- I will incorporate them as a nice backup plan