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If you always wait to copy something you have made you will typically be behind where you could have been

This was an aggressive creature, and to get it back, two things would have to occur: It would have to stay out of the red zone, and it would still have to die after

That could make all the difference in how much play he sees main deck as opposed to being in sideboards

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Playing spells off the top of your deck is a superb card advantage engine that gets around effects like Narset, Parter of Veils

Not only is it a way to get potential threats out of your way, but you can also even flash in the creature half if you need to block a flying creature coming at your face