Since it was first printed in Exodus , Survival of the Fittest warped Standard, Extended, and Legacy around it as long as it was legal and continues to be an extremely powerful card in Premodern and Commander
This not only creates a nice contrasting palette, with the blueprint blues standing out nicely against the golden browns of the Needle and the table, but it works well on a narrative level, too
You must then choose one of these packets, which will be the first half of your deck
In Magics most powerful regularly played competitive format, Legacy, where a low total mana value means that decks play less lands, this is a fantastic tool for making sure you can find your next land drop if you kept a hand with only one or two
Two cards, and two mythics, left