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This means that you can play Violent Outburst on your opponents turn to get a huge tempo swing
Theyre also really good to build around if you wanna take them out of your deck (especially Gandalf and Radagast)
While some Gods you always want to be casting one side, Tergrid is good on both sides, with abilities that are always beneficial
Fruitcake Elemental is indestructible, which appears to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to how fruitcake tends to dry up and become hard, and the card's flavor text appears to confirm that the cake is indeed dry
Id stick with a tight mana curve of value creatures, perhaps going with evasion like shadow and swampwalk (since you know someone is playing Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth)