If theyre great, and I do think they are, then by choosing to select a different deck I must value it very highly, including against these strategies and also those that may be well-positioned against them
Fight spells, sure
This also puts local game stores in a tough spot, forcing them to either price their stock at inflated market rates and alienate their community, or sell at MSRP and get bought out by scalpers
It's not as good as Shefet Monitor, and you're better off running Cultivate and Kodama's Reach even in a Cycling deck, but if you want to stay on theme and don't mind spending an extra mana on Rampant Growth for the option to cycle, then Beneath the Sands is a fine inclusion
With smaller card pools and only three cards per pack, its hard to pull the best possible cards from it
This is another design structure we will return to often