This makes a difference more often than you might think: enabling the War Economy deck archetype I explored in a recent article, extra-turns decks, and anything which tries to partially or fully combo on opposing turns
But theres something deeply satisfying about simply playing massive creatures and smashing them into your opponents until their life totals are at 0
Green Ascendant Packleader Mono Green Aggro has been stomping its way through Standard since the last rotation and now it has the perfect one-drop, something it didnt have at all before
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME Admittedly, all of this is a lot of extra effort and complication compared to just making a bunch of resources and comboing off
This white creature is fantastic for token decks as both a source of tokens and a massive anthem
Players who apply successful strategies using ruby cards will quickly dominate their games, striking down characters and taking no prisoners