Its worth noting that it does play great against Control, however, so it could become a sideboard staple even in the likes of Gruul Prowess
What makes this card amazing is that, in a discard deck, your opponent probably has no cards left
Retro framed cards will always be some of the best-looking cards because of nostalgia alone, but they are also just fantastic because of how good the retro MTG cards look
As for playing nonland permanents, Snapcaster MageSnapcaster Mage rules apply: We'll likely have more than enough targets in the graveyard that don't have another means of being cast from the graveyard to take advantage of Conduit of WorldsConduit of Worlds
This lets you conceal info and wait until your end step if you need to keep mana up until the last possible moment
Enclave Cryptologist 2.1 Power 2.0 Support 2.3 The cryptologist is not definitely better than Merfolk Looter but the cube does not really want both