5) The player going first starts the game
There is absolutely nothing wrong with good old basic lands, but decks these days have more incentive and ability than ever to play a wide variety of colors off an even wider variety of mana sources
![mewtwo card from pokemon movie of the day: Black Star Release Promo (CGC 8) I remember getting handed this card at the movie theatre as a kid. When I started collecting again, this was [1PP] Psyburn (40) pokemon the movie mewtwo card](http://agscollectibles.com/cdn/shop/files/L016061_1.jpg?v=1693357758)
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![mewtwo card from pokemon movie of the day: Black Star Release Promo (CGC 8) I remember getting handed this card at the movie theatre as a kid. When I started collecting again, this was [1PP] Psyburn (40) pokemon the movie mewtwo card](https://cdn-vault.fanaticscollect.com/2025/8/7/ct1/medium/v1451353_20250807082226399M_3.jpg)
If youre wanting to take longer turns and do more math in your game you should absolutely have those last two cards on the battlefield at the same time ( )
Here, you are exchanging a land, for a land that you need to pay some life or a spell
Since the creature becomes permanently marked, you can also set up some nice wrath insolation or take things over with your own Damnation