This deck is looking to wear down opponents with removal and attrition before closing out the game with a legion of nightmarish attackers
They might not be a meaningfully supported archetype in most sets, but you still find them, often as a boon for doing something simple like triggering heroic on Phalanx Leader, to juicing up a card like Ancient Animus, or just to make an aggressive deck more viable
Returning Keyword Ability: Flashback Flashback is a returning mechanic that gives instant and sorcery cards a second chance to have an impact
When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell
WotC teases us with half the required cards for the two classic Esper combos
You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played with the permission granted by Banon's first ability