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The Shining Pokmon in Neo Destiny were: Finding Shining Pokmon cards is even more nightmarish than hunting shinies in the games

Those permanents phase out

Luckily, theres a clear upgrade path to Animated Army, with tons of great artifacts and enchantments worth weaving in, as well as a smarter ramp system

Wrap Up Dark Ritual | Illustration by Sandra Everingham Of course, there are tons of other cards I couldve included, like fairly recent ones like The One Ring or Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer along with my all-time favorites, like Goblin Guide

Unfortunately all of these upgrades require adding more rares to the deck, so I'm not sure there is much to do to improve the budget build without adding cost

The ability to reuse any low CMC permanent opens the way to abuse with cards like Animate Dead, Necromancy, and Dance of the Dead while still letting you reuse Sakura-Tribe Elder and other efficient utility creatures