All of this is obvious, but its the fact that its all on one card that makes this impressive
They shoot down delver, stoneforge, and d&t creatures, and that already makes them good against a good portion of the meta
Green mana always excels at Land ramp, and by accelerating ahead of your opponents in mana production, Hugs both speeds up your gameplay and allows for a greater number of cards to be exiled if the card needs to be recast Hugs suite of abilities makes for a solid Gruul value and combat package, working equally well at the helm of a Commander deck and as an additional piece of existing Landfall decks like Lord Windgrace.
Whenever you pay 7 mana to flashback Memory Deluge, remember that Dig costs less and offers the same effect
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This combo wound up winning Pro Tour Murders At Karlov Manor and ran rampant in the RCQ season that followed