As Nguyen put it: Black Panther, Wakandan king, as a white/green card that cares about lands, cares about creatures coming into play [was an effort to] represent the leadership of this character, the connection to the land, the connection to the super-valuable resource Vibranium
Choosing Your Colors in Magic Picking the right MTG color combinations depends on your playstyle, format, and card collection
Proliferating poisons is actually the least interesting thing in the deck: it wins us the game, sure, but the REAL spice is that the deck is loaded with a diverse array of permanents that LOVE getting free counters on them
Board wipes that destroy, exile, bounce, or give all creatures -X/-X are unaffected by protection
Just killing a creature and making a Rat token can be a good proposition if youre playing a rat-typal strategy, and the incidental graveyard hate is potent