But conniving is strictly worse than drawing a card, so any reanimation or graveyard-mechanics help take this deck to the next level
For example, if you activate the abilities of two Solar Arrays and then cast Selfcraft Mechan (an artifact creature), it will have two instances of sunburst and will thus enter with two +1/+1 counters on it for each color of mana spent to cast it
Oh, yes, and it has limited uses for swapping blockers
Having a rough idea of what youre selling can help you negotiate better, but its not requiredthese transactions are usually casual and quick
I think of Artifact Lands, cheap spells, and dying after casting three copies of Oxidize on the first three turns
Case of the Uneaten Feast Theres a handful of gain a life when a creature you control enters effects that broadly fall under this ranking, but I want to give the spotlight to Case of the Uneaten Feast