Troll of Khazad-dm, a common, wasnt a big individual loss but impacted the decks it enabled
If you need a colored pip, however, then you're gonna have to pay two mana to get a basic and have it enter tapped
This upside means that you can cast them as early as turn 1 and sacrifice them later for free when you need the fog effect
Legendary Creature Human Warrior At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may move a counter from target creature you control onto a second target creature you control
Consecrated Sphinx This creature rapidly spirals out of control and it can be difficult to answer it if youre not prepared, because the card advantage that it provides its controller will rapidly outpace the rest of the table and likely keep them stocked up on counterspells and other protection to keep this engine going until theyre able to win the game
However, the most intuitive line taken by those who use the Markov parent as a general is to focus on token production exploiting his Eminence