Shock is a reasonably playable card, though you need some form of upside for it to be worthwhile
Well, not exactly
Dont overthink it
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While still somewhat meta dependent, I think this easily covers enough areas to make it into most decks that want an effect like this, or want redundancy with things like Hushbringer or Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Simic Aggro Pawpatch Recruit | Illustration by Johan Grenier Creature (30) Azure Beastbinder x2 Badgermole Cub x4 Gene Pollinator x4 Jackal, Genius Geneticist x4 Llanowar Elves x4 Mockingbird x2 Ouroboroid x4 Pawpatch Recruit x4 Tyvar, the Pummeler x2 Enchantment (4) Instant (2) Sorcery (2) Land (22) Botanical Sanctum x4 Breeding Pool x4 Forest x5 Multiversal Passage x4 Restless Vinestalk Willowrush Verge x4 Sideboard (15) Reclamation Sage Repulsive Mutation Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied Spider-Sense x2 Soul-Guide Lantern x2 Torpor Orb x4 Tishana's Tidebinder x2 Unable to Scream x2 Simic Aggro is also a strong option, with cards like Ouroboroid and Quantum Riddler