Combat Medic: If Number C101: Silent Honor DARK is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard while it has Xyz Material, the controller can Special Summon it from the Graveyard and then gain LP equal to its original ATK (2800)
Consider these two hands: Mountain, Mountain, Mana Confluence, Wild Slash, Atarka's Command, Lightning Strike, Lightning Strike Sandsteppe Citadel, Sandsteppe Citadel, Windswept Heath, Thoughtseize, Bile Blight, Hero's Downfall, Hero's Downfall Both hands have three lands and four spells, both feature cheap spells, and both are capable of killing the first few creatures the opponent might play
Two mana 1/1s that make the opponent discard always play quite well, especially when a set has some sacrifice stuff going on
Although less common in Modern and Legacy due to newer cards, Birds of Paradise is still crucial in decks with strict color requirements
Each untapped creature you control gets +0/+2 as long as its not attacking
So, if you want to splash blue in your mono-red deck, Riverpyre Verge is perfect, since red is already your main color
