[45] [46] The Research and Development (R&D) team at Wizards of the Coast aimed to balance power and abilities among the five colors by using the Color Pie to differentiate the strengths and weaknesses of each
First, they have ward 2 to protect themselves a bit
Even without sacrificing much, having your creatures trade off in combat triggers this creature and makes it very big very quickly
Pharika, God of Affliction Mostly, I hate that your opponent gets the snake tokens, but when an Eldrazi comes along that can return exiled creatures to play (itll happen!) then this will get a lot better
Through pinging for just one or two damage each turn, you end up with a fistful of cards and enough life to survive being hit back
Risen Reef and Omnath, Locus of the Roil are at the top of that list, and an elemental-themed deck gives you the perfect home for Lorwyn elemental all-stars like Smokebraider, Incandescent Soulstoke and Flamekin Harbinger