However, it's not always necessary, and it's weaker against aggro decks with cheap, efficient creatures
Card draw resources that provide more than one card are the best types
I hope to keep seeing even more defensive cards that use phasing in the future, because its a very interesting design space
For example, in Modern, Scapeshift is lethal once the opponent hits seven lands, so rather than casting your discard on Turn 1, it might be better to wait until the turn before your opponent is going to kill you to give your opponent more time to draw into their key spell
Though the very first Dinosaur card debuted alongside Magic s first set (Fungusaur in Alpha ), many Dino cards were not immediately given the creature type save for Ice Age s Pygmy Allosaurus and the type was later removed in favor of Lizard or Lizard Beast. Then, enter the Ixalan block, which brought back the type from the dead and provided myriad kindred synergies that made Dinosaur decks a viable and deeply enjoyable strategy, especially in Commander