Hailing from the Mystic Fighters set, this Super Rare Effect Monster delivers 2500 attack and 2000 defence, making it a reliable and affordable option for a wide range of deck builds
Thalia, Heretical Cathar (translation credit to mtgsalvation poster AlexTouchdown) delays creatures and non-basic land cards your opponent plays by forcing them to enter play tapped, while being a reasonable combatant as a 3/2 First Strike creature
destroy them, and if you do, add Performapal monsters with different names from your Deck to your hand, except Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer, equal to the number of monsters destroyed
You don't know if you are going to need a beater for three mana
Keeping orientation and readability consistent across both sides is especially important for MTG-style gameplay because players need to recognize card states quickly during complex board interactions
Aetherflux Reservoir I find the most fun Aetherflux Reservoir combos involve giving the permanent lifelink in some convoluted way