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(While Clever Lumimancer and Leonin Lightscribe also die to Bonecrusher Giant without help, if we can cast a single spell, both pump to three toughness and survive the two damage from Stomp.) Meanwhile, Clarion Spirit probably looks strange since it does have magecraft, but since our deck is built to cast a bunch of cheap spells each turn, it's actually very easy to trigger repeatedly to make 1/1 Spirits, which we then can pump with Leonin Lightscribe and Symmetry Sage to close out the game quickly in the air
Situational removal but low cost and high versatility
It costs one more than Thirst for Meaning, but for a deck which is used to holding up four mana and doesnt want to use enchantments, thats a small price to pay
First, we want artifact tokens with activation costs, like Food or Clues, beyond the Mutagen tokens it brings upon entering