An important thing to note is when the pod sees you bring out Maha in your command zone, you are instantly going to become a public enemy
Magic: The Gathering Head Designer: Is There Some Point Where We Can Accept That Universes Beyond Is Actually Doing Good Things For MTG? In ostensibly trying to move the ever-raging conversation forward instead of litigating the same arguments for time immemorial, Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater has inquired with Universes Beyond critics as to just what, if anything, it will take for them to minimally accept that the crossover cards have had a positive affect on the overall game
It doesnt matter which half, but most people leave behind the top cards
Maybe Im just looking for more reasons to use all of these Ryan Overturf Treasure tokens, but the opportunity cost of this card is low enough that Im betting it will play well in a lot of Cubes
Secondly, the aggro decks in this format use noncreature spells heavily because of the valiant mouse creatures, making Duress actively good against them, so the most common way in which Duress can be a liability (being weak against aggressive decks that are largely built of creatures) doesn't apply in this Standard format