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Normally the best land or cycle hits #1 in my set review so something really strong must be hitting higher than this at the 11 spot

Cyclopean Snare just taps a creature, both Puppet Strings and Icy Manipulators have better taps for less than 3 mana (one can untap creatures, the other can tap down non-creatures as well)

That means you gain at least two permanents when it attacks, but you can bolster that greatly by simply adding in other sacrificial effects to your deck

If your neighbor is doing the same thing, or the right cards arent flowing, then Boros wont work out, and it can be difficult to move from Boros into a different strategy