The more cards you can get into hand, the more likely those favorable options will be available when needed
For double-faced cards: either use fully opaque sleeves , or use a substitute/checklist card in the deck and keep the real card handy for public zones
Since it takes so many counterspells, removal spells, and planeswalkers to keep the game in check, there often isnt much space in the deck for creatures
Another reason to cast discard on Turn 1: often you just want to Thoughtseize their discard spell
Is it better than create more tokens or tokens get big? Perhaps not, but I like its spirit and its pun
Olivia Voldaren Enraged by her ruined wedding and failed attempt to usurp all vampiric power on her home plane, Olivia Voldaren decided to take some time for herself and blow off steam by breaking and taking anything she wants somewhere that pesky heroes won't interfere