This is probably one of the fastest steps in the process
Goblin Bomb Whether or not it ends the game, dealing 20 damage to a player is a huge swing in your favor
Landfall abilities are also quite common, even if the majority only provide temporary stat boosts, and you can find plenty of ramp effects to keep them ticking over
A deck built around this ability is all about incremental value slowly building to an overwhelming force
Persist reads: When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter. Because +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters cancel out, you can create a loop with: Any free sacrifice outlet Two Persist creatures You need two because Long Fengs trigger requires a target as it goes on the stack before the Persist creature returns
First, it only has a single printing and saw a massive price spike with the printing of Shelob, so it'll likely be the most expensive card in an otherwise budget-friendly deck