mtg kingdom cards Kingdoms Role (Unknown Deck) Legendary Creature I wasn't satisfied with the
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The issue with Caryatid is that is it eaither ramp or defense on any given turn, it is rarely both

Choose odd or even
Green's strengths are powerful creatures with trample, the ability to regenerate creatures (or bring them back from the graveyard), and getting lands faster (called ramping)
Ocelot Pride starts snowballing from the very first turn of the game

It demonstrates what mana curves actually look likeyou stack the cards with 1 CMC on the left, then 2 CMC, then 3 CMC, and so on
Either way, if a token/counter doubling effect is absolutely essential to your decks strategy, you want to make sure you have the best chances of drawing those effects, and running both increases the odds you draw one