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Treasure Cruise is so powerful that even decks like Modern Burn would go out of their way to splash for the card when it was legal

Some power-boosting equipment cards like Loxodon Warhammer or double strike cards like Fireshrieker will speed up the process even more

If multiple cards are put into the library this way (such as when the spell targets a melded permanent), that permanent's owner puts all the cards on top or all the cards on the bottom

Fortified Beachhead Fortified Beachhead is an Azorius dual land that enters tapped unless you control or reveal a soldier card

Haste also gives Lava Serpent some protection from sorcery-speed removal, as I can already get an attack in with it before my opponents next turn