With sacrifice outlets or self-mill, it can snowball into an overwhelming board presence
Villains (Black, Red, Blue) Final Fantasy is well-known for its iconic villains, and MTG put them to good use in this set as double-faced cards
Locus of Creation (my personal favorite!), can propel you extremely fast in mana with its landfall trigger, and Omnath's Compleated form, Omnath, Locus of All, stockpiles mana as Black mana and also draws an extra card each turn, potentially adding even more mana
Damage dealt while fighting is not combat damage, so abilities like first strike won't have any effect
Whether you were trying to jam Goblin Rabblemaster on turn two or you were ramping towards elite haymakers like Dragonlord Atarka, Elvish Mystic remained the best possible turn one play
This brilliant interpretation of Pooh saw him as not just a cuddly bear, but a full fledged wizard, in his own wizard garb to match his presence and implied abilities