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As someone who plays consistently on webcam, they pop gorgeously
Recently a Fires of Invention (planeswalker stamp) deck that looks very similar to the one played in Standard a couple of years ago has been posting good finishes in the format, in part because Leyline Binding allows it to play Keruga, the Macrosage as a companion while still having cheap interaction
The extra part of generating mana of any color gets better if you have changelings, aliens, or doctors
Gandalfs Sanction In a spellslinger and/or storm deck, an opponent with a mana elf can just be domed for lethal out of the blue
If you only take one thing away from this article, it's that you should spend wild cards on rare lands.