A strong mana ramp means you should always have access to mana for casting spells, but instead of this being achieved through artifacts, there are instead creatures you can tap for mana
Daghatar the Adamant Far from being great, Daghatar the Adamant can still get cheeky with +1/+1 counters
All in all, probably not a card that will make Spikes drool, but sure to fulfill some Timmies' final fantasies
Contrast CMU Academy with Hovi's deck, which gave him his second PT win: Not only did Hovi not play Wasteland main (controversial to say the least in a tournament defined by Tolarian Academy) but his deck was bogged down with lots of Mind over Matters
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid The mana cost on Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid makes it a bit weird to fit into a Cube, but its reasonable to just slot it in as a Gruul or Rakdos card, and some Cubes just have space for gold oddballs
Saruman, the White Hand In ninth place we have Saruman, the White Hand