Note that this is also a hoser for the very popular even-mana cost Standard brews right now
Before the works of these three deckbuilding geniuses who are all among the greatest the game has ever seen, players would frequently pack their decks with so many creatures, even when playing control. The idea of making every card in your deck dedicated to the sole purpose of not dying was a radically different paradigm
It cost me $600, which is still enough to pick up a nice raw PCL for under 1K total
Stock Up is likely better for a deck that wants to play at Sorcery speed, but a good chance this is better for a deck that wants to play at instant speed
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Now sure, you have to spend the mana, it has to be in your graveyard, and it exiles itself if it heads back to the graveyard