A bit too vulnerable to make than many heavy control decks and lacking in any tempo gaining prowess thus rendering him poor in agro decks the Cryptologist winds up in mindrange decks, combo decks utilizing discard effects and the odd tempo deck that requires bodies to tap for Opposition or put equipment on etc
Some decks focus on: Swarming the battlefield with green creatures Casting multiple spells in a single turn Generating value through drawing and recursion Building around thematic elements like dragons or spirits For example, Temur Roar is a deck archetype that focuses on ramping into powerful dragons, showcasing the synergy between ramp and big creature strategies
Sergeant John Benton I wouldnt normally look to a Selesnya commander for hard card advantage, but Sergeant John Benton fits the bill
Other possible upgrades include things that trigger when you draw or discard a card, like Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Rielle, the Everwise, and Chasm Skulker
Unsurprisingly, these cards are seriously expensive, just days after prerelease events first began