As we got to the waning weeks and months, it was clear that most decks with black mana in them should be playing at least one or two copies of this card, if only in the sideboard
Its a 5/5 for that has you choose one on ETB
Now, sometimes its okay to have a higher converted mana cost in your deck after sideboarding, but we want to be mindful of it so it doesnt become a problem
Most of the cards here, new or reprinted, support this idea in some way
Its the kind of unassuming curve filler that keeps your deck going
My buddy Mike Vasovski made the Canadian National Team many moons ago with this Simic special: "Simic Special" Creatures (20) 3 Ninja of the Deep Hours 3 Patagia Viper 4 Coiling Oracle 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 4 Sakura-Tribe Scout 2 Seshiro the Anointed Spells (18) 2 Chord of Calling 3 Mana Leak 3 Remand 4 Sosuke's Summons 3 Coat of Arms 3 Umezawa's Jitte Lands (22) 3 Island 7 Forest 4 Breeding Pool 4 Simic Growth Chamber 4 Yavimaya Coast Sideboard (15) 2 Ghost Quarter 3 Gifts Ungiven 1 Life from the Loam 3 Pithing Needle 3 Spell Snare 3 Threads of Disloyalty Beyond the tribal synergies, Coiling Oracle did a lot of work in this deck, from accelerating the mana (revealing Simic Growth Chamber is pretty dirty) to helping power out a Chord of Calling to being best friends with Ninja of the Deep Hours
