More often that not, it was played as a hedge against board wipes in my playgroups
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This background is most popular in dragon typal decks with Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm as their Dragon commander, or as the background for a Ganax, Astral Hunter deck
Black Lotus, The Moxen, and Ragavan are prime examples, as they provide an overwhelming resource or tempo advantage from the very first turn
