Fast mana, like Sol Ring and Mana Crypt, definitely does not help the situation
Specifically, in this case, the Jungle Set card, #11
Blood Speaker is a card I love to run when Ive got enough Demons to make it worthwhilethe new Harvester of Souls is a Demon!and he helps protect you against "tuck" effects on your Commander
Build a wide board, ramp into big mana through your dorks instead of mana rocks, and pump your team for a game-ending alpha strike
Also your theory still falls under Scenario 1 in my example, just adding the assumption that rarity cards are released simultaneously, which there is no evidence to support as of yet (I had a lead with Blastoise ad in Oct 96 but went cold)
Originally posted by Blank : Always fun beating meta with a rogue or even pet deck, one of these days I'll beat Tear with Dream Mirror