Since Faramir makes you the monarch when you play other creatures, he is a reliable way to keep the monarch under your control
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Darkness Crystal's first ability)
The Cabbage Merchant Surprisingly knowledgeable, The Cabbage Merchant has one of the best passive ways to create food tokens in looking at every opponent's noncreature spells
It's all the better if this boost happens to hit a Kami of Transcience, thanks to the creature's trample keyword making it immune to chump blocks (putting a small blocker in the way to preserve life)
Then it fights up to one target creature you dont control
To run a Baron card is to recognize that the whole point of the card is to dominate a late-game and win with it