White historically struggles with ramp compared to green, making Smothering Tithe a format-defining addition that gives the color competitive mana acceleration while maintaining whites taxing philosophy
And the Jumpstarts aren't either
Trazyn the Infinite + Mana Rocks + Staff of Domination The dream is Trazyn the Infinite copying a mana rock like Gilded Lotus in your graveyard, then using Staff of Domination to untap Trazyn and do it again for infinite mana, which Staff then turns into your whole deck or infinite damage
Noctis is a Legendary creature human noble who costs one generic, one white, one blue, and one black mana, and has four power, three toughness, and lifelink
I think this has to do with stacking the holos before the ink is dry or something as the pattern on the text of the card is the same as the holo