P/T Number 412 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (6/16/2023) If you don't have an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card in your hand, you won't be able to pay Saruman of Many Colors's ward cost
Part of your strategy is to avoid situations where you lose life points or even lose the game itself, whether through combat damage, spells, or other in-game mechanics
Besides the obvious synergy with Toothy, Imaginary Friends +1/+1 counters and card draw, Pir can really increase the effectiveness of planeswalkers, oil counters, and vanishing creatures
You can still run cards like Mana Confluence that would abide by the color identity rule normally to fix this, but the amount of lands that fit in this category are rather limited
Additionally, it provides multiple options to gain extra benefit from playing your lands, especially in the form of landfall triggers
And all these cardsexcept the oversized Planechase cardscan be found inside Collector Boosters, not to mention cards with the TARDIS showcase treatment and a bunch of shiny foils
