One of the classic Modern maneuvers is sideboarding out discard spells in discard mirrors
And as time goes on, there are bound to be decent Orcs printed to juice up the deck in the years to come
A perfect fit for our Hydra decks, itll also play nicely with cards like Prime Speaker Zegana and Forgotten Ancient
Having access to lots of narrow effects like this in your deck also makes your opponents spell-stealing effects much worse, on average, which is a nice bonus
#6: Earthcraft Earthcraft is most commonly thought of alongside Squirrel Nest: This combination creates an extremely cheap and efficient loop that is just one example of how many normal cards break in half when Earthcraft is in the mix, despite how similar it is to some modern day cards, such as Cryptolith Rite
This green enchantment sees frequent play in different Ponza decks and pairs well with cards like Garruk Wildspeaker and Bear Umbra that ramp by untapping lands