By reducing the cost of the first non-Lemur flier each turn, it smooths out your tempo and keeps the board filling with evasive threats
I know defining combo is a rather narrow subject, but I find it interesting that most of us use the term combo or combo deck, and we all have a rather stern idea about the meaning
This greatly opens up the number of color combinations you can play in your decks
Milling eight cards might not seem huge at first, but against artifact-heavy decks, its pure valueyou arent just filling their graveyard, youre shopping from it
Cards with multiple card types are at a premium, so the deck is full of stuff like: Solemn SimulacrumSolemn Simulacrum Dryad ArborDryad Arbor Demonic CovenantDemonic Covenant Theres plenty of self-mill to fill your graveyard: Deadbridge ChantDeadbridge Chant Nyx WeaverNyx Weaver Crawling SensationCrawling Sensation You also have a couple ways to get those cards back, like ReanimateReanimate and Whip of ErebosWhip of Erebos