Throw in haste and a potent gravebreak ability that grows the Academic, and you end up with a synergistic yet highly efficient threat
You can use cards like Ghirapur Orrery, Exploration, Scapeshift, and the previously mentioned Splendid Reclamation to enable extra playing land triggers
When the ability resolves, Tree of Perdition's toughness becomes the targeted opponent's former life total and that player gains or loses an amount of life necessary so that their life total equals Tree of Perdition's former toughness
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Out of the 236 previewed cards in the set so far, 99 of them are legendary, which is about 42%
The great weakness of EDH theft decks is losing permanents when the player who controlled them leaves the game