You do have ways to protect them, such as And They Shall Know No Fear, but resetting the board matters very little as youll fill it again in no time
I do not look at lands that become creatures
Ral, Monsoon Mage / Ral, Leyline Prodigy I give a lot of credit to Ral, Monsoon Mage for having a planswalker's +1 ability before earning the spark, and the cost reduction feeds right into playing multiple instants or sorceries
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The goad becomes pretty meaningless at that point, which it might already be if the game is down to two playersalthough it does mean the creature has to attack
9 Vesuvan Doppelganger - Limited Edition Alpha Price The only thing better than a Shivan Dragon was two Shivan Dragons