Whether itll establish a real foothold in the Modern metagame remains to be seen, but in the meantime, its great to see a new set inspire such wanton deckbuilding innovation
With other amass cards, sacrifice outlets, and proliferate, that 1/1 Zombie Army turns into a real creature that can pressure planeswalkers and trade with opposing creatures more often than you expect
Rootwise Survivor's last ability doesn't have a duration, which means the land remains a creature indefinitely
These six cards are part of one of those cycles, what is known as enhanced cards
I have used Abrupt Decay and Assassins Trophy on and off over the years, often leaning on Assassins Trophy over Abrupt Decay because of its ability to hit Dark Depths , Griselbrand , Elesh Norn Grand Xenobite , Jace, the Mind Sculptor , Tabernacle of Pendrell Vale , etc