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I think comparing group draw to individual draw is a mistake, because in all cases, from a "card advantage" point, giving cards to your opponent is bad. Temple Bell is de facto negative card advantage, that's not the point. Loran is only neutral card advantage because it disenchants on ETB. By all means play these cards; I surely do, but the reason you add card draw, unless you need the raw card velocity for some strategy, is to pull ahead in a fight you're outnumbered in.

March 12, 2024 8:33 p.m.

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I love playing one or two group hug cards in all my lower power decks, but there's better options that have been printed. Pendant of Prosperity is a personal favorite, either allying with one player or giving the player in last place a Faustian deal to get them back in the game, for a price. Share the Spoils isn't good for every deck with red, but plenty of decks play cards that aren't too tempting, and when the pool is mostly your cards it plays like a discount Outpost Siege.

March 10, 2024 8:36 p.m.

Welcome to both Commander and the Genestealers! I have a deck very similar to this, since the Tyranid precon is perfectly fine out of the box. On a budget, the land base is definitely top priority; I see you're not running any guild signets (Izzet, Simic, Gruul) which on top of ramp can also fix your colors depending on what color balance you end up having. On that topic, with a budget manabase, you may have to part ways with some of the more color intensive spells, as they might get stuck in your hand, and your general only produces colorless. Tribute to the World Tree, Diviner's Portent, etc. having three of the same symbol can be rough on a budget manabase. Fathom Mage is a pretty good draw engine, and you could replace a big burst draw spell with a small burst spell like Quick Study which is better early game and perfectly fine later. I also like Abundance which was in the precon. Shigeki, Jukai Visionary is a card I'm happy to draw every time I see him; he blocks, he ramps, he regrowths, he slices, he dices!

If you're looking for cuts for other cards, two that jumped out that I cut from mine are Bone Sabres and Hierophant Bio-Titan. They're alright if you're already winning, but often I'd rather have anything else than one more big creature.

March 7, 2024 9:02 p.m.

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