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The deck also has a small sub-strategy for +1/+1 counters, so we've got cards like Growing DreadGrowing Dread, Experimental Lab // Staff RoomExperimental Lab // Staff Room, and Curator BeastieCurator Beastie

With bounce lands like Simic Growth Chamber, you can start making extra mana early, especially when combined with cards like Explore or Arboreal Grazer

Giving +3/+1 and trample the turn you cast it is already a huge way to force damage through, and the Monster role token is a big difference, compared to similar combat tricks

But can it compete with a decade of power creep

Given how many decks play a handful of mana rocks and utility artifacts, its not hard for this to be swinging for four to eight damage in the early game