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[16] Faced with a magical code that is built into the very foundations of the city-world itself, Jace Beleren marches into the numinous depths of Ravnica's underbelly in search of the promise of powerful magic

I love backup as a mechanic, and there are some really cool sequencing opportunities with these cards that go beyond the obvious lines of your average aggro archetype

Speaking of counters, play Mana Thite, Force Spike and similar effects as early as possible, as they are usually terrible after your opponent has 5 lands in play

Awkward software design if you ask me

7 Ethereal Absolution Ethereal Absolution gets around being a temporary effect thanks to its status as an enchantment