Oh also the Aradara Express "completely outlandish numbers but you really gotta mean it"

But too many vehicles are Mobile Garrisons. Too small to matter, no size added, not costed for synergy, trash ability

Not entirely true, its just the non-Freighter models are more narrow. The Raiders' Karve / Irontread Crusher "chonker with upside, but you need to be full of chonkers" works, and the Skiff/Hoverbike "this isnt worth the cardboard unless you are already hyper low end plus synergies" also works

Unburdened by deep lore and character profiles, just out here with sick vibes

In terms of intangibles that make it feel the game has been drifting in the wrong direction, the lack of art that would make a sick van mural is high on the list

Oh hell yea, any chance to throw back to Turbo Lands.

Only two complaints:

Descendent of Storms doesnt add a lot of synergy intrigue, mostly just risks snowball non games turn 1.

Thassas Oracle is too easy and absolute. Keeping no PWs/Jace, would look at how Memory's Journey or Krosan Rec as the empty deck kill con would work.

Comparing to the Horror cube, the best N cards are still the obvious broken in Limited outliers but they are all gated by specific things, see God Eternal Oketra vs Archon of Suns Grace.

Oh also Wave is weirdly good vs half the broken stuff that normally punishes 4 drops and white aggro. Even if cheating creatures in is heavily nerfed in Arena cube, Wave is a clean stop to Worldspine tokens and Emrakul in a way few other cards are, proactive Wave manages Hullbreacher, etc

I think the gaps from your other replies are

1. You say any 4 drop when ahead, but Wave wins from behind as long as you have objects
2. Most of the 4s arent that impactful. Its basically Minsc, Sheoldred, Wave, Pyrogoyf, Comet in a unique game dominating class.

The last game I won with Wave, I EoTed Phelia, untapped, cast Wave, and my opponent was soft locked in multiple directions.

Just too many options of it being Plague Wind that you can prepay for, loop, comes with a bonus Seal of Doom, and sometimes is just Dauntless Escort or Yorion.

Is keep hand, mulligan deck an option?

If I had a nickel for every time Ive had a vehicle break down in a major Northeast city tunnel under a harbor during Magic travel I'd have 2 nickels etc.

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