Which is exactly the sort of awkward kludge that happens when Tolkiens feuding elves and dwarves get together to do a Winota, Joiner of Forces impression while doing some design work
Lapras EX is a top basic card due to its damage output and self-healing ability
But then you begin to play around it
Having a hedge card like a Damnation (6.5) is great when you have tutors, card quality and potentially discard outlets
Any wheels such as Jace's Archivist , Reforge the Soul , and Windfall are excellent at demanding opponents to draw, with permanents like Kederekt Parasite and Teferi's Ageless Insight stacking extra damage on top of our commanders abilities
In order to increase your mana production (or permanent production, for sacrifice decks) and pay for more spells, you must also pay to draw more cards that have those effects