I found the explore theme to be minor at best, but it plays into the +1/+1 counter synergies that are also emphasized here
Cease // Desist: A useful cantrip, or late game, a way to reset the board
1 Traditional foil card of any rarity This can include Booster Fun cards and OTP cards but doesn't include cards from The List
5 Flayer of Loyalties Flayer of Loyalties is one of many Eldrazi with the 10/10 statline and proof that there's some maniacal genius at Wizards who still loves the annihilator mechanic
Not bad for a thirty year old card thats almost endlessly available in numerous, frequent printings
While The Legend of Roku is not extremely powerful on its own, allowing you to play the top three cards of your library on the first turn and adding one mana of any color to your pool on the second turn, it transforms into Avatar Roku on the third turn