Market research showed that hybrid mana was the highest-rated thing in the original Ravnica block, and I believe it is still one of the highest-rated "mechanics" (it's a tool, not a mechanic, but that's what the market research called it), if not the highest, of all time
Based around scrying and casting high value instants and sorceries, Elminster's static ability reduces the mana cost of the next instant or sorcery you would cast by the number of cards you looked at the last time you scried
If you'd like some top-tier decks to get you started, I've got you covered
Sunday, 4 December 2016 No Land Belcher I have mentioned this variant of the Charbelcher archetype a couple of times recently but don't think I have ever done any sort of list for one
General forage notes: If you don't have enough cards in your graveyard or a Food on the battlefield, you can't choose to forage
It is a rare case of Grim Monolith being significantly less exciting