You can think of cards like Thief of Blood and Mikaeus, the Lunarch as counter movers, but thats not actually what those cards are doing in the context of the rules
Maleficents Staff seems incredibly powerful for its cost of just two ink
Flat green makes it look like a plastic toy
17 Saruman, The White Hand Amass All Game Long Turning all your spells into a creature is a pretty darn good gameplan, and with Saruman, the White Hand, you can amass a huge army in no time
Donald Duck Daisys Date, Turbo Royal Hack, and Vanellope Von Schweetz Random Roster Racer are great for tempo, then Olaf Happy Passenger is there to save you in the late-game if its all gone a bit wrong
Instead of sliding smoothly across each other, they sort of grind into each other