In a format with such regular shifts in meta, Standard players have to be ready to change their decks with the release of new sets or the rotation of old cards
The latter resolves first, gaining potentially big life
4 Add: Danitha Capashen, Paragon This Creature Reduces The Mana Cost Of Equipment Cards A worthwhile upgrade for Limit Break is Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Like all the Lord of the Rings decks, this one had incredible reprint value and lots of powerful new cards
You could just add Forests, Swamps, and Plains to your deck and call it a day, but that would probably result in you drawing Swamps when you need Forests and Plains when you need Swamps, so we need to look into other options
Being zapped for two in order to play your lands untapped doesn't feel great, but shock lands are nonetheless a powerful land type, offering good flexibility