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Combo is weak and uncommon, there is lots more removal floating around and a 2/2 will just trade badly with any number of similar dorks that have already obtained card advantage (Snapcaster, Trinket Mage etc) or sit on the sidelines and do nothing compared to actual threats people might make

You can activate its eternalize ability before any player can try to exile it

If you are looking for ways to generate mana consistently in your deck, consider including some of the best mana rocks in MTG , artifacts that tap for mana without using the stack, allowing you to bypass typical interactions