It may not be the most efficient combo kill by 2024 standards, but we have several different ways to give a Cleric infinite toughness and then convert that to either a kill or at least infinite lifegain
If you want to learn more about the anatomy of Magic cards, this is a great source from Wizards itself.
Being able to fetch any forest from your deck for 1 mana is awesome, and if you decide to cast the card it's a 5/7 reach that can give you some life
White has a whole lot of one-shot reanimation effects, and I like to plan for the inevitable mass death of creatures
Smee adds an early game aggro element to this deck While this deck is not nearly as aggressive as other Amber/Steel lists weve seen perform well in the meta, that doesnt mean it doesnt have any good questers to help you get ahead early on in the game
Some suggestions to look into, based on that friends deck, include: Yasharn, Implacable Earth, to take down aristocrats strategies Liesa, Shroud of Dusk, to counter spell slingers Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, to shut down non-creature strategies Kunoros, Hound of Athreos, to render all graveyards moot 8