Although I do prefer the Japanese version Generally speaking, I dont care if my cards are Japanese or English, the artworks are the same and it helps that Im part Japanese and can read the Japanese cards
Salamangreat Salamangreat will likely be your most common matchup, due to its availability, consistency, and lack-of-being-sky-striker-ility
It can't be countered or responded to, and you can activate it while casting a spell
Getting it at the time of your choosing, in order to save your creature during combat, from a direct damage spell, or to kill an opponent with an unblocked creature is gravy on the train
Akroma, Jeska, and Kamahl ( Note : To all the Vorthoses out there, I'm greatly condensing this story.) The Odyssey block story introduced us to the character of Kamahl
and Undergrowth Champion