Theres also potential for Grim Tutor to make a big impact as it enters Standard, Pioneer and Modern
It outlasts most opponents through steady value, but can struggle against combo decks that ignore the board entirely
In other places, Sphere is much better
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Every common mana-fixing land entering the battlefield tapped tends to give controlling decks an edge over aggressive decks in Pauper Cubes, and as such, Im a big fan of these lands over the cycles that gain life as a way for aggressive decks to try to push back