God help me if I find myself facing a surprise [casthaven]Marrow-Gnawer[/casthaven] or [casthaven]Krenko, Mob Boss[/casthaven] not at the helm of a deck
Because the mana costs are tight, this list uses more lands that enter untapped without paying more than a couple of bucks for any one land
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale, Bruenor Battlehammer, Puresteel Paladin, Stoneforge Mystic
There are enough birds (especially tokens) in this set for this to turn into a nice play that kills an opposing creature, but not all decks will have enough of them
This, in turn, allows you to keep your lands open to cast spells on opponents turns
If youre playing a commander like Lathril, Blade of the Elves and youre already running the aforementioned Thousand-Year Elixir in order to benefit from tap abilities right away, you might consider adding this planeswalker for redundancy