Emerald lacks in removal, and now you dont have to keep type-specific removal cards in your deck that are useless in some matchups
Cyclopean Tomb, Word of Command, Lich, Two-Headed Giant of Foriys, Blaze of Glory, Raging River, Natural Selection, Singing Tree, and Khabal Ghoul, are all on the reserved list but lost value, or did not keep up with inflation, over the past 25 years
But what do you do if you, like me, have no friends
Whilst Tamatoa, a set one card, asked you to have as many items on the board as possible to get the most value out of him, Magica De Spell, The Midas Touch instead looks for a tall, not wide strategy
The deck also uses the equipment card Skullclamp to sacrifice Illusions for more cards cheaply, though it's not so great with "lord" cards like Lord of the Unreal