Not content with mono-color land offerings, there are also some dual-color MDFCs that have a tapped dual color land on the back of a hybrid spell
In fact, it is very typical that they allow proxies during tournaments so that players are not forced to spend thousands of dollars in a Tropical Beach
Then you get dumpstered by recursion, reanimation, or a value engine that keeps looping the same threats until your removal spells start feeling like polite suggestions
That wont rule out this card as one of the better and more versatile blue creatures, and it's always an option as better, cheaper spells continue to be printed
Log in RULINGS 2024-09-20 If your library contains only one card when you manifest dread, you'll look at that card and put it onto the battlefield face down
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