Additionally, there are a bunch of cards that pay off the player for having a large number of towns in play
CRYPTIC COMMAND In an era where Counterspell was sliding back into the dusty annals of history, control players needed a new banner to rally around, a new signature effect on which to stake their identity as blue mages and Lorwyn absolutely gave them that
I like this card very much, and suspect that it will frequently be returning a commander to my hand
Hard to use, sure, but I like how swingy it must be
Oh snap, there goes another Sol Ring
Meandering Towershell I dunno, theres just something funny about the idea of commanding Meandering Towershell to attack, just to have the giant turtle amble away and show back up a whole turn later, maybe even after the fights already done