Also, basic land cards had been removed from core set booster packs for a while, so these Starter Decks were the only place to get the new Ice Age art lands
So why did I opt for those old-school draw supporters in Bird Keeper and Tate & Lisa instead of the shiny new ones like Iono and Colress' Experiment
A one mana 1/1 with Haste might feel reasonable on turn one, but it is pretty terrible thereafter, and adding the ability to ping things that block it doesnt really make up for that, though it does help some, since it means that it can at least trade with X/2s, and X/1s effectively cant block it
Dune Chanter is another important creature for the deck, as it turns lands you control and lands you own that aren't on the battlefield into deserts in addition to their other types
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Whats more, you can stack as many equipment on whatever creature you need for a relatively low cost