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Its hard to imagine Wizards ever printing a more perfect Aristocrats Commander than this

And if you'd like to learn more about sideboards, Hall-of-Famer Seth Manfield has a full course on the topic

Youre still able to play the best mana rocks and permanents with X in their mana cost (as X=0 when in the deck)

Notably, while Passionate Archaeologist is definitely powerful enough to command a strong price tag, it is rather rare

Finally, when youre ready to fully embrace everything Magic has to offer, trying hosting a booster draft with your friends using Magic's most recent expansions

In combo and storm builds, that single burst often becomes the turn where everything happens