My best guess as to what caused the issues with the bending is temperature
Theres some dynamics at play that might not be on your radar, and these will inform your buying
The issue with this kind of classification is that when it comes to building decks that abandon the pricier or more powerful staples for more budget, janky or underplayed alternatives, youll often be stumped as to where to begin
The general idea here is to play lands that tap for as many colors of mana as possible
Even outside of triggering our payoffs, having a bunch of card draw is pretty powerful, letting us dig through our deck for removal and threats and making it super hard to flood out since, if we happen to draw too many lands, we can always discard them to Thirst for Discovery or Tainted Indulgence
But that doesnt really do much when all you need is one copy