With 24 lands in a 60-card deck, the probability of drawing at least 2 lands in the opening 7 is 85.7%
Association with Rarity Here are effects that don't tend to start until rare: Alternative win conditions Copying permanents Counter doubling Damage doubling Extra combat steps "Lobotomy" (removing all of one card from the game) "Maro" ability (power/toughness equal to hand size) Mass creature destruction "Meddling" (name a spell that then can't be played) Massive token creation Permanent control change Playing cards off top of library Spell copying Spell redirection Tutoring creature from library onto the battlefield Mythic Rare Complexity We allow advanced board complexity at mythic rare, but actually require lower comprehension complexity at mythic rare than we do at rare because we want players to understand what the mythic rares do
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While they may seem simple, as there are a plethora of synergistic cards available to Rogue tribal decks which specifically trigger when a creature deals combat damage to a player, it's integral for Rogue tribal decks to make ample use of efficient unblockable Rogues
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