For instance, if youre playing the classic Ixalan red sorcery Star of Extinction which deals a staggering 20 damage to all creatures if you have the Altisaur in play, all of your Dinos only take one damage from that spell, which will activate all of their Enrage abilities while wiping out the entirety of your foes boards
In the early days, decking was a win condition for decks that prevented anything from happening
This also explains why its not as popular as other archetypes though it's a mainstay of the format
His Temur color identity gives us access to all the best Gruul creatures, plus the blue counters we need to protect them on the field
The laying of any card as a land is a neat mechanic and solves screw issues although it is not for Magic
February 17, 2023 OP01-035 Okiku Note: This is an image of the fixed, post-errata version