Not only does it cause players with non-creature-based strategies to come up short, it also works as a great recursion engine later in the game
Sorcery speed, an extra blue mana, two cards less seen, which usually results in one card less overall
Its colorless, has a reasonable mana value, and its easy to crew
Slot 15: Miscellaneous Helper Cards/Ads: This is where you find things like tokens, instructions, or placeholder cards for double-faced cards
Less valuable, but not less powerful, is Ghalta and Mavren, a seven-mana dinosaur vampire that boasts an impressive stat line: 12/12 Trample WITH significant upside when it attacks
Stop the Opponent Gaining Life Entirely There are black and red cards that prevent players from gaining life, which prevents the lifelink keyword from functioning