The reformed Sultai rejected the pacts clan leaders had made millennia ago with rakshasa
Mix in some recursion through cards like Splendid Reclamation and Crucible of Worlds, and you can easily ramp up your mana to do it all again
Anytime Magnus deals combat damage to a player you get to make a 3/3 Spawn creature token, while at the same time reducing the cost of your spells by one
This is a pretty incredibly upside, even if it only happens when three-quarters of the table is dealing with a figurative archenemy that isnt you
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To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Pursued Whale), then apply any cost reductions