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They might reduce the powers of opposing creatures or equalize games by killing large numbers of creatures at once
The Traveling Chocobo is also available in collector boosters in neon blue, green, pink, and yellow, and for the Mels out there, the mechanics on each of these is identical with a very good play from the top of your library effect and triggered ability doubler

Ramp can appear in different shapes and forms: Land-Based Ramp (Cultivate, Rampant Growth) Mana Dorks (Llanowar Elves, Bugenhagen, Wise Elder) Mana Rocks (Mind Stone, Basalt Monolith) Treasure-Makers and other artifact token producers (Smothering Tithe, Sarinth Greatwurm) Extra land drops (Exploration, Exploration Broodship) Land Recursion (Crucible of Worlds, Aftermath Analyst) Rituals (Dark Ritual, Mana Geyser) Cost Reduction (Honest Rutstein, Stormcatch Mentor) Eldrazi Spawn & Scion producers (Eldrazi Skyspawner, Kozilek's Predator) Mana Doublers (Mirari's Wake, Groundchuck & Dirtbag) Temporary mana abilities (firebending) This ranking will cover many of these forms of ramp, but will leave some more specific ones like Treasure-makers to their own separate list
Buylist prices and the spread are another good way of double checking prices
For starters, its a great source of late-game resilience for the deck