The other half of the cards support the theme indirectly, introducing deserts, sandstorms, scimitars, asps and the like
In providing board-wide Explore effects to all of your merfolk, Hakbal draws on the +1/+1 counters that have allowed merfolk to succeed in the past, while also providing the option for speedy land ramp
Every time Bucky Squirrel Squeak Tutor sees you play a Floodborn Character, your opponent is forced to choose a card to discard
Color fixing is more important than mana ramp per se, but Chromatic Lantern does both
The first thing I wanted to improve was our low-mana creatures
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God Sam, Loyal Attendant Partner with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit (When this creature enters, target player may put Frodo into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token