Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant is built around Forest, Swamp, Plains, Arcane Signet, Academy Manufactor, Scurry Oak, Chatterfang, Squirrel General, Prosperous Innkeeper, Necroblossom Snarl
Ancestral Recall became a defining card in early MTG sets, allowing players to draw three cards for just one blue manaan effect so powerful that it remains restricted in competitive play
The letter codes are shorter and map one-to-one in most cases
When the rules are based on what cards you play rather than how the deck actually performs , clever deckbuilders will always find ways to min/max around the restrictions
ARISTOCRATS GETS STUCK SPINNING WHEELS The problem with using your board state to generate value is that you end up chewing through your resources and end up either exactly where you started, or even behind