Grinding Station Did you know theres only two cards in Magic with Grinding in the name, and theyre both mill spells
And they could attack and defend on the same turn
This isnt intuitive to new players, as usually creatures dont have these restrictions
Goldvein Hydra , Herd Baloth , Nissa, Voice of Zendikar , Nissa, Who Shakes the World , and Return of the Wildspeaker can help either expand your army or make it temporarily more powerful
The mana could also go towards land destruction spells such as Acidic Slime, Reap and Sow, and Woodfall Primus, to prevent control decks from stopping Thrun with Iona, Shield of Emeria
Brave the Sands Before getting into the suites of creatures made available to us, I wanted to talk about a card I have mentioned in the pastsee Going Deep with Jarethbut I believe is so essential to this deck that it requires a repeat discussion