pokemon card charizard 4/102 PSA 8 NM - MT Captured in a crystal Charizard-Holo 1999 Pokémon Base Set

Curve-outs and proactive plays are the name of the game

Don't necessarily need but I don't see a lot of draw in your list

It doesn't matter if a replacement effect causes the gift you gave to become something else or if a static effect stops the player from receiving that gift

the front face features a single up arrow symbol in the upper-left corner, and the back face features a single down arrow symbol in the upper-right corner, explains Tabak in their FF rules article

If their hand is empty, youll just exile the cards in their graveyard

For most casual players, there are much better ways to ensure you can make two creatures temporarily bigger in mono-white