For 7, Cloud wielding a big sword lines up nicely with the equipment strategies of a white-red Magic deck, but Holt says that adding green to the mix let us tie in the power matters cards and cards that reference the Planet and lifestream. While Tidus ability to pass counters around might lead you to think the deck for 10 is all about Blitzball, this classic white-blue-green strategy actually primarily came from the idea of that games Sphere Grid leveling system as a way to empower your creatures
Trample When an opponents casts a noncreature spell, creature cards in your library perpetually get +1/+1
I covered some excellent replacements for expensive staples in last weeks article, which is a great first step toward building better budget decks
What happens if The Grand Calcutron leaves the battlefield
If your deck has 1 Steam Vents in it then you can play Scalding Tarn, Arid Mesa, Misty Rainforest, Bloodstained Mire, Wooded Foothills, Polluted Delta, or Flooded Strand to fetch it
Decimator of the Provinces is basically a Reality Smasher that gives all of your creatures +2/+2