Not only can you get a big discount on your sorcery spells during your combat step, but you can also keep mana open to cast powerful sorcery spells on your opponents turns, allowing you to cast counterspells or other interaction if necessary
This ability keeps your hand loaded and your battlefield growing, especially when combined with recursion effects like Unearth or Technomancer
Mana Dorks Since the dawn of MTG, mana dorks, or creatures that tap for mana, have been a go-to option for those looking to ramp early on in a game
Any time a new set is released, this question is often on the tip of players tongues, however, answering it isnt entirely easy
While Child of Alara is still a powerful commander, this 6/6 for WUBRG (One White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green mana) and its ability to destroy all nonland permanents upon death, isnt all that exciting