Most Modern cubes are unpowered (no Power Nine vibes), and the gameplay tilts toward interactive midrange , tempo , and synergy decks that still have to fight through removal
Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista ($12.27) give Ballista lifelink with Heliod, remove a +1/+1 counter to ping for 1, the lifelink gains you 1 life, Heliod puts the counter right back
For example, if you collect a Venusaur ex from Genetic Apex , the game will unlock the Venusaur ex Deck for you to rent
But with a lot of tramplers, dealing that damage might not even need blockers out of the way beforehand
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I also added Agent of the Shadow Thieves as a cheap way to let Anikthea attack without fear of dying and Teleportation Circle to blink her and potentially trigger her ability twice per turn