Mizzix of the Izmagnus Once a fearsome spellslinger commander, Mizzix of the Izmagnus often feels too slow these days, but constructing a perfect curve to build up experience counters is still a rewarding brewing process
When Magic 2011 came out, I spent all the money I had saved up to get a playset of Primeval Titans, and then played the deck almost exclusively until it rotated out
The other valuable aspect of Frantic Search over something like Careful Study is the surprise factor
The nonland is important to stop this being too oppressive, and only tracking when opponents stuff comes into play is important for the UW colour identity, as well as preventing the controller just immediately combo-ing off and winning the game on the spot
One of my favorite ramp packages from Modern is Arbor Elf alongside Auras that make a land tap for more than one mana
It won't apply at some later time when the targeted permanent is tapped