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Barnabas Tharmr Kraum, Ludevic's Opus is a big hasty dragon lookalike that punishes double spelling

Stormbreath Dragon is a solid $30 right now

Defiler of Flesh

You can jump in and be playing Magic against a human opponent within a minute or so of launching the client, you can use any of several included pre-constructed decks for free, and I never had to wait more than a few seconds for a game

This is clearly at its best in aggressive decks, but its powerful enough that you should basically always play it

Given that shroud and hexproof put a damper on player interactions, frost armor/ward works better than proto ward as an alternative because it increases options and possible gameplay states