2) Players always have something to do with the mana (eg
Flipping Out Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant (Saviors of Kamigawa) | Illustration by Randy Gallegos Whats the deal with flip cards
Donald Duck Daisys Date, Turbo Royal Hack, and Vanellope Von Schweetz Random Roster Racer are great for tempo, then Olaf Happy Passenger is there to save you in the late-game if its all gone a bit wrong
Cards like The Queen, Commanding Presence and Gaston, Intellectual Powerhouse are about as tricky as things get, but they simply do what they say on the card and get players used to the powerful (at least in my eyes) shift mechanic, which is a cost reduction method
Astarion, the Decadent : 4/4 Legendary Creature, Vampire Elf Rogue with Deathtouch and Lifelink