Just the ability to play a little more loosely with your valuable cards can alone be enough to return that tempo cost
Eddie Brock / Venom, Lethal Protector Venom, Lethal Protector has a pretty standard Jund text box: Sacrifice a large creature, get a large payoff
Kopala, Warden of WavesKopala, Warden of Waves Speaking of protection (or lack thereof in the Selkie's sake), Kopala, Warden of WavesKopala, Warden of Waves from Ixalan taxes all of your foes if they want to target your beloved Merfolk
I wont, dont worry
;-) Indestructible - ditto Protection from everything - Chuck Norris doesn't really need protection from everything, it's just that everything else is afraid to touch Chuck Norris Other beats can't attack - Opponent's creatures fear Chuck Norris, and your own creatures won't need to attack Damage from Chuck Norris can't be prevented - because nothing can stop Chuck Norris, not even Fog Player loses the game instead of being dealt damage by Chuck Norris - Chuck Norris only need to say "I'm hitting you" to kill an opponent
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