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Shuffle up, keep a hand with a swamp and a mana rock, and the deck more or less runs itself into a wall of artifact creatures that refuse to stay dead

But even though this is a strong start and can sometimes leave your opponent with nothing in hand, it is not a strategy that can win games consistently

The spell-lands that offer a creature side particularly Kazandu Mammoth and Turntimber Symbiosis can be a decent compromise here

Since Ant Queen's cost only requires without other payments, covering this cost is very easy with cards like Cryptolith RiteCryptolith Rite, Concordant CrossroadsConcordant Crossroads, and token doublers

Graveyard Hate Graveyard strategies can be so powerful that lead us to the point that every deck should run some graveyard hate cards, cards that either shut down graveyards or just specific cards from graveyards (the biggest threats)