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Theyre either stronger or more flexible, opening the way to more complicated combos
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Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard or Foods you control to stop you from foraging
The rule also gave other low mana value 2-power creatures relevance to the environment
That was only solidified when Paulie Aronson took the deck all the way to victory during the recent World Championships in Tokyo