a song can be played for free by exerting a character with the listed ink cost (or higher)
Not only are land slots taxed less thanks to the absence of Fetch Lands, but Pioneer Creativity strategies are generally slower
Bartz & Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V The chipper hero of Final Fantasy V comes with his steed Boko, and has an affinity for Birds, making him cheaper to cast the more Birds you have on the table
Cards you draw with are considered to be in your hand, although its important to reveal them and pay the miracle cost before placing them with the rest of the cards in your hand
Abzan Lands | Gladiator | RedHot19 Creatures (30) 1 Acolyte of Affliction 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 1 Elvish Reclaimer 1 Fiend Artisan 1 Gilded Goose 1 Golgari Findbroker 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury 1 Gravebreaker Lamia 1 Ilysian Caryatid 1 Incubation Druid 1 Knight of Autumn 1 Knight of the Reliquary 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar 1 Murderous Rider 1 Nethroi, Apex of Death 1 Oracle of Mul Daya 1 Paradise Druid 1 Polukranos, Unchained 1 Scavenging Ooze 1 Shefet Monitor 1 Skull Prophet 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Sylvan Ranger 1 The Gitrog Monster 1 Ulvenwald Hydra 1 Underrealm Lich 1 Wayward Swordtooth 1 World Shaper Planeswalkers (2) 1 Vraska, Golgari Queen 1 Vraska, Relic Seeker Instants (9) 1 Assassin's Trophy 1 Cast Down 1 Deathsprout 1 Eat to Extinction 1 Erebos's Intervention 1 Heartless Act 1 Mythos of Nethroi 1 Once Upon a Time 1 Veil of Summer Sorceries (13) 1 Agonizing Remorse 1 Blood for Bones 1 Casualties of War 1 Cultivate 1 Eerie Ultimatum 1 Explore 1 Final Parting 1 Find // Finality 1 Languish 1 Mastermind's Acquisition 1 Scapeshift 1 Thoughtseize 1 Unburial Rites Enchantments (5) 1 Death's Oasis 1 Fall of the Thran 1 Mirari's Wake 1 The Mending of Dominaria 1 Zendikar's Roil Artifacts (2) 1 Crucible of Worlds 1 Indatha Crystal Lands (39) 2 Plains 2 Swamp 3 Forest 1 Barren Moor 1 Blossoming Sands 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Bonders' Enclave 1 Cryptic Caves 1 Desert of the Glorified 1 Desert of the Indomitable 1 Desert of the True 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Fabled Passage 1 Field of Ruin 1 Godless Shrine 1 Hashep Oasis 1 Ifnir Deadlands 1 Indatha Triome 1 Isolated Chapel 1 Jungle Hollow 1 Overgrown Tomb 1 Savai Triome 1 Scoured Barrens 1 Secluded Steppe 1 Sunpetal Grove 1 Temple Garden 1 Temple of Malady 1 Temple of Plenty 1 Temple of Silence 1 Thriving Grove 1 Thriving Heath 1 Thriving Moor 1 Tranquil Thicket 1 Woodland Cemetery 1 Zagoth Triome I couldn't find a better idea to reflect my Gladiator combo deck principles from last week: Make sure your cards are pretty good on their own, then surround them with other pretty good cards that combine to win
It also comes with lifelink, which helps you to stabilize, and it returns as a pure enchantment when it dies, which keeps that card draw engine going
