But the real kicker
If a creature has a characteristic-defining ability that sets its power and toughness, indicated with a */* or similar in the power and toughness box, that ability is taken into account when determining its base power and toughness
Elvish Mystic AND Fyndhorn Elves AND Llanowar Elves with a Shout Out to Arbor Elf Ah yes
Creature Artifact - Wall Color tag templates(None) Dragon's Eye Sentry Creature - Human Monk Color tag templates(None) Drift of Phantasms Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying Transmute ( , Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle
In a normal deck with a few answers of each common card like an Azorius deck with 7-10 counters, two commonly played exiling removal and Pongify (plus Swords and Path) you have a few chances of finding the answer to that Blightsteel Colossus attacking you or that Thassa's Oracle that was just cast that'll win the game with its trigger
The Wandering Minstrel There are two kinds of The Wandering Minstrel decks: those that read the entire textbox and build around towns, and good ones that stop reading after the first line