This includes both damage-dealing effects and life-loss effects, which have the same result but are technically slightly different in terms of the rules
Other stax lists have taken to splitting the difference and running both approaches, picking off players via combat if possible but nonetheless holding tight to a hopefully inevitable combo victory
There are still plenty of new staples and awesome reprints to pick up here, just dont be surprised if you disassemble your dino precon and dont have an immediate home for most of the cards in that deck
Honorable Mentions The One Ring, Teferi's Protection, Perch Protection, Noble Heritage, The Stasis Coffin, and Absolute Virtue are all cards capable of giving you protection from everything which still stops spells and abilities from targeting you
Creature Werewolf Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Tovolar's Magehunter deals 2 damage to that player
If youre playing the Elementals-build, with cards like Risen Reef, then Ephemerate shines as the deck has so many enter-the-battlefield effects that you can utilize
