My Verdict on Connive in MTG To answer the question What is connive in MTG
Opening Ceremony is a free spell, which means it has potential to show up in degenerate combo decks, but its also a really swingy way to break into a more generic game of attrition
In the early game, youll drop some ways to make your artifact spells cheaper or start some counter shenanigans, with cards like: Enthusiastic MechanautEnthusiastic Mechanaut ThrummingbirdThrummingbird Moxite RefineryMoxite Refinery Once in the midgame, youll start some value generators that take advantage of your proliferate engines: Insight EngineInsight Engine Long-Range SensorLong-Range Sensor Lux ArtilleryLux Artillery When your board is more dice than cards, youll cast one of these haymakers to close the deal: Deepglow SkateDeepglow Skate Depthshaker TitanDepthshaker Titan Wake the PastWake the Past Its just a phenomenally well put-together deck, with so much to offer on its own and as a gateway into either counters or artifact decks
Or maybe it lines up with myths like Yggdrasil
Modern Horizons 2 released one particularly powerful creature with shadow, and the only instance of a shadow keyword counter was printed on Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress