The standard pile looks like this: [top of deck] Ancestral Recall Black Lotus Laboratory Maniac Gush Yawgmoths Will You cycle Street Wraith to get Ancestral
If you don't, sacrifice it." Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional
Plus, bonus packs allow for easy jump-in play with a friend
Three cards, a two drop, a five drop and an eight drop and four lands
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) Creature - Warrior Giant Kodama of the West Tree Reach Modified creatures you control have trample
Playing defense is fine, but another good way to defend yourself is to get your strategy activated ahead of schedule