Another way to enable an aristocrats strategy is recursive creatures like Reassembling Skeleton that can return from the graveyard
This is the classic affinity from the Mirrodin era, mixing the original artifact lands like Great Furnace and Seat of the Synod with the new ones like Drossforge Bridge
You able to run fewer action cards than most midrange decks as your dig will find them
Can be cast for free if you control other artifacts, this includes from the commander zone
9 years ago Some cantrips would be the equivalent of something like Think Twice: Afflict, Gravepurge, Footbottom Feast The new undaunted kill spell for large games: Curtains' Call Given your number of cheap instants, Isochron Scepter could work as well abby315 on Pauper | Shaman of the Pack 9 years ago Suggestions for cuts, any three of the following: or 1-2 lands
3 Galvanic Iteration This copy spell is a necessary inclusion in Izzet Phoenix Pioneer decks and also sees play in a number of Izzet (red/blue) and Jeskai Commander decks that run a lot of instants and sorceries