The Ruby Character synergizes with Action cards, when Ratigan Nefarious Criminal is exerted, youll gain 1 Lore for each Action card you play
Blue-Black , finally, is all about villains and the return of the Connive mechanic, which allows players to both draw cards and strengthen their creatures
These are cards like Surgespanner, Fallowsage, etc that gain a ton of value when given tap abilities, such as the sort Yue provides when their text is laundered onto Moons
Players have to have the threat math of midrange and aggro and with the keen knowledge and insight a Control player needs
Journey to Nowhere is one of the most potent creature removal spells in Pauper, and I like having access to a couple copies as a safety valve
On the other hand, Cats & Dogs is a slower aggro deck, which means we're unlikely to be able to literally kill our opponent by Turn 4 or 5, which means decks dedicated to ramping into Ugin, the Spirit Dragon or comboing off with Wilderness Reclamation can be a problem (although we did beat Simic Ugin Ramp during our matches)