At least a spell that puts lands into play is usually thinning your deck so you are improving your odds of drawing an impactful card next turn
It shuts down other effects as well - your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands, so no casting spells using Madness, Plot, Mayhem, or a whole bunch of red impulse draw effects
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Despite no unifying design, Arabian Nights does introduce some important game concepts and mechanics, many of which persist to today (the MTG Wiki has a larger and more comprehensive list): Lands that have a special ability and do something other than tap for mana, like Library of Alexandria Coin flips, as an official and sanctioned game rule
Kess, Dissident Mage | Commander | Stephen Johnson Commander (1) 1 Kess, Dissident Mage Creatures (34) 1 Anowon, the Ruin Sage 1 Asylum Visitor 1 Big Game Hunter 1 Bloodhall Priest 1 Bloodmad Vampire 1 Captivating Vampire 1 Champion of Dusk 1 Disciple of Deceit 1 Divining Witch 1 Dreamscape Artist 1 Falkenrath Gorger 1 Furyblade Vampire 1 Gorgon Recluse 1 Incorrigible Youths 1 Insatiable Gorgers 1 Laboratory Maniac 1 Looter il-Kor 1 Merfolk Looter 1 Nivix Guildmage 1 Olivia, Mobilized for War 1 Olivia's Dragoon 1 Overtaker 1 Pack Rat 1 Rakish Heir 1 Ravenous Bloodseeker 1 Stromkirk Captain 1 Stromkirk Condemned 1 Stromkirk Occultist 1 Twilight Prophet 1 Twins of Maurer Estate 1 Undertaker 1 Vampire Nighthawk 1 Voldaren Pariah 1 Weirded Vampire Instants (8) 1 Chemister's Insight 1 Chilling Grasp 1 Dark Withering 1 Just the Wind 1 Obsessive Search 1 Radical Idea 1 Risk Factor 1 Sonic Assault Sorceries (14) 1 Alms of the Vein 1 Beacon Bolt 1 Biting Rain 1 Call to the Netherworld 1 Gravitic Punch 1 Ichor Slick 1 Malevolent Whispers 1 Murderous Compulsion 1 Nagging Thoughts 1 New Blood 1 Psychotic Episode 1 Quasiduplicate 1 Welcome to the Fold 1 Windfall Enchantments (3) 1 Ghostly Wings 1 Stensia Masquerade 1 Tortured Existence Artifacts (5) 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Dimir Signet 1 Izzet Signet 1 Rakdos Signet 1 Sol Ring It's worth noting that the average CMC of this deck is a fairly skinny 2.91
