In a best-of-3 round, you have to win 2 games to secure the round
A deck full of all cipher cards is going to end up cumbersome and uncastable, but judicious sprinkles to a solid base that accent the deck goals are going to be dangerous and effective
This deck looks to combine the powerful Greasefang and Parhelion strategy that has dominated formats like Explorer and port it over to Pioneer
I mean, sure, its only five mana more and returns to your hand when it blocks, but at least Zephyr Spirit gets one more point of toughness
Big cards are a lot easier to include and play if they have relevant effects on the game right away so the EtB effect for this is of huge value
Mulan Free Spirit is your choice against big character decks, Alice Accidentally Adrift for item decks, and Cinderella Gentle and Kind as more of an all-rounder