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This gives us what we call "tempo advantage." We'll be two steps ahead of our opponent by casting threats early and often, beating them down to 0, and winning while they still have expensive cards stuck in their hands

Mana-ramping is insanely powerful, and having a creature -- with all the benefits of the creature -- also double as a way to generate resources is really good

Xantcha is good at pitting your opponents against each other, but it does very little to advance your own gameplan

Blood Fast is also a really good all round protection tool once flipped