Magic: The Gathering - 10 Most Powerful Mono-White Cards In 2020 Standard
3. The Birth Of Meletis
Commonly found in control and Bant ramp decks The Birth of Meletis does everything that those decks need. Sagas are an interesting type of card that were introduced in Dominaria. When they enter the battlefield or at the beginning of your upkeep step you put a counter on them and then do the step that corresponds with the number of counters.
Ideally on turn two you may search your library for a plains and with shock lands currently in standard this means you will often get a second land type. On turn three you get a four toughness blocker that is an excellent counter to aggressive decks and the early portions of mid-range decks. On the 3rd step of this saga, and ideally turn four, you gain two life countering life lost to either aggressive early creatures or shocking yourself as your lands enter the battlefield.
When you can pay very little mana for a card that has many relevant affects that means that you've just cast a very good card. Control decks and ramp decks can often have trouble with early, aggressive strategies. Cards like The Berth of Meletis are the scissors to their paper.