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Not only does it cause players with non-creature-based strategies to come up short, it also works as a great recursion engine later in the game

Well of Lost DreamsWell of Lost Dreams and Dawn of HopeDawn of Hope are similar cards that potentially offer more cards, but having to pay mana into them can get in the way of casting the spells you need

Alseid of Life's Bounty and Healer's Hawk are great 1-drops that synergize with everything, while The Birth of Meletis is a very interesting new card that is a Wall of Omens variant with lifegain applications as well

Pacifism really hit the flavor of white pretty well - it was removal that wasn't really permanent removal (Pacifism itself could be removed), but it kept the creature at bay indefinitely