As for spells to flash in, you can do so much with a surprise Narset, Parter of Veils in response to a Brainstorm, an unexpected Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite when an opponent swings out at you, or a sudden The One Ring when somebody tries to take you out
This life gain then triggers Enduring Tenacity or Starscape Cleric, forcing your opponent to lose another life and setting off an endless cycle of life drain
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Even if you are so heavy on discard that you can have this always be vindicate you would probably still rather other bounce as you will more than likely have spare discard effects
Both effects are cheap, and both can yield a lot
Additionally, if you can get Cloud up to seven power, he will eventually start chugging out mana as well through Treasure tokens, allowing you to more easily equip the rest of the creatures on the field
