The Black Cards of Strixhaven: Silverquill & Witherbloom Brutality Strixhaven 's mono-black cards are largely based on three particular themes: gaining life (especially with Witherbloom), +1/+1 counters and sacrificing creatures in "aristocrats" decks
While more thematically matching crossovers like Final Fantasy tend to get full-size sets, secret lair crossovers provide a space for something smaller and often a bit more light-hearted, like Hatsune Miku or Monty Python
If the one-mana cantrips were around, combo would be even more consistent and, because of this consistency, probably a bit faster as well, which would push decks toward playing or splashing blue, just for the power of Preordain and Ponder, and the diversity we see today would be greatly diminished
That makes it a cheap, flexible way to dig deeper and keep your hand stocked with options while staying on theme with the cycle
It rewards casting your commander multiple times by spitting out a bunch of 1/1 Human Soldier tokens, and those tokens hit hard thanks to the +2/+0 team buff
Gisa and Geralf (about $0.37) is the cheapest strong option a two-color value engine that recurs zombies from your graveyard every turn