Explore lets Hakbal decks utilize a huge range of possible sub-themes with their merfolk: +1/+1 counters, landfall, self-mill and recursion, topdeck mechanics like cascade and discover, even hand-size matters and self-discard
BW Clerics similarly has another bread and butter common pairing in Kor Celebrant + Marauding Blight-Priest, which together give the deck solid incremental advantage in races
Tidal Barracuda brings a healthy amount of chaos by dictating when spells can be played and it consistently causes quite an impact
The former is less common, but the latter is seen often enough in 5c decks, so it's a nice upside to have enchantment removal stapled to the card
Sacrifice Ranger-Captain of Eos: Your opponents can't cast noncreature spells this turn
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