The underwater theme, the interplay of light and dark just above the oceanic floor, and even the wavy shapes of the Goldeen themselves bring life to the still artwork that feels more like a moment stopped in time than a static image
Yet, the decks were always a hit, growing in popularity year after year

Creatures (47) 1 Krosan Tusker 1 Coiling Oracle 1 Experiment Kraj 1 Trygon Predator 1 Saffi Eriksdotter 1 Yoked Plowbeast 1 Noble Hierarch 1 Dauntless Escort 1 Bant Sojourners 1 Sun Titan 1 Dragonlord Ojutai 1 Surrak, the Hunt Caller 1 Selfless Spirit 1 Curator of Mysteries 1 Shefet Monitor 1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands 1 Greater Sandwurm 1 River Serpent 1 Nimble Obstructionist 1 Striped Riverwinder 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty 1 Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 1 Knight of Autumn 1 God-Eternal Rhonas 1 God-Eternal Oketra 1 Windcaller Aven 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 1 Flourishing Fox 1 Valiant Rescuer 1 Herald of the Forgotten 1 Drannith Healer 1 Imposing Vantasaur 1 Avian Oddity 1 Esper Sentinel 1 Gretchen Titchwillow 1 Saryth, the Viper's Fang 1 Robaran Mercenaries 1 Malanthrope 1 Haywire Mite 1 Guardian Scalelord 1 Firemane Commando 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx 1 Tranquil Frillback 1 Generous Ent 1 Eagles of the North 1 Dauntless Dismantler 1 Topiary Panther Lands (39) 8 Forest 5 Plains 1 Reflecting Pool 4 Island 1 Yavimaya Coast 1 Krosan Verge 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Bant Panorama 1 Seaside Citadel 1 Exotic Orchard 1 Glacial Fortress 1 Command Tower 1 Hinterland Harbor 1 Temple of Plenty 1 Canopy Vista 1 Blighted Woodland 1 Fortified Village 1 Path of Ancestry 1 Sea of Clouds 1 Rejuvenating Springs 1 Deserted Beach 1 Spara's Headquarters 1 Meticulous Archive 1 Lush Portico 1 Hedge Maze Spells (13) Here are the deck stats from our friends at Archidekt: Note: the mana curve looks much better when you put the cycling creatures in the mana columns equal to their cycling costs, since I mostly plan on cycling the larger creatures

Love these sweepers loads in the same deck if you have both colors
1 2 Hatakeyama & Kubo (2000), p