Knight of the White Orchid and Loyal Warhound Knight of the White Orchid is one of my favorite white mana ramp cards ever printed, and one that I have played extensively since my Standard format tournament grinding days in Shards of Alara block
The short version is that kids in my town wanted to play 40-card decks, rather than 60, and didnt respect the four-of limit
It also does protect from a huge swathe of kill spells and helps block big threats in those colors
Baird, on the other hand, taxes your opponents if they go to attack you or one of your planeswalkers, requiring them to pay one mana for each creature
Pulling Infinite Guideline Station or Sothera, the Supervoid really underlines how different this set feels
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