That early impact is a big reason Bolas keeps appearing in conversations about the best planeswalkers in MTG, even before his planeswalker side takes over
The most basic strategy is simply to choose your colors ahead of time, before you even open your packs
Trample, first strike and vigilance are three keyworded abilities in Magic that, as it turns out, are three such abilities that are not worth a card on their own
Perennial Behemoth doesn't allow you to activate abilities (such as cycling) of land cards in your graveyard
In fact, a flashback spell like Increasing Ambition might be better if you skip casting it the first time and just discard it and flash it back for the greater effect
4) When Good Cards Go Bad If Day in the Life is my most popular column, this is probably my most respected