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His Ward ability means your opponent has to sacrifice one of their own legendary artifacts or creatures if they wish to target him with a spell

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In short, spot removal spells tend to fit better with the plan of creature decks than board sweepers do

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If you needed the land drop early, return the MDFC land to your hand with an ability like on Trade Routes or a bounce land like Golgari Rot Farm to cast the spell later