And while these cards can work like semi-official proxies, the good ones are also quite expensive
For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield
Deck contains 15 invalid cards for this format: The Stone Brain (BRO), Dreams of Steel and Oil (BRO), Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton (MID), Sheoldred // The True Scriptures (MOM), Invoke Despair (NEO), Sheoldred's Edict (ONE), Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (DMU), Cut Down (DMU), Go for the Throat (BRO), Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO), Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain (NEO), Life of Toshiro Umezawa // Memory of Toshiro (NEO), Tenacious Underdog (SNC), Liliana of the Veil (DMU), Reckoner Bankbuster (NEO) Main 60 cards (16 distinct) Lands - 24 Main 60 cards (16 distinct) Lands - 24 Simulating MTG Arena Best of 1 starting hand (Simplified, true algorithm in MTGA not revealed by Wizards yet) Add at least 100 different cards to your collection and set it as your Compare Collection on the manage page to see what cards from this deck you are missing
A 5/5 flier puts substantial pressure on opponents who are already losing life with every spell they cast
Gaining 3 life is pretty trivial, and the -1 can just win a game
