Your best bet is always to pair them with another tribe for something a little more impactful
That means you can use activated abilities that require a tap straight away Heartless Hidetsugu, for example, can be slammed onto the table and fire off damage equal to three-quarters of the table's life total in a single turn
Saruman, on the other hand, is the best choice for Spellslinger
Norman Osborn / Green Goblin Slipping past defenses, Norman Osborn deals unblockable damage and fuels connive to filter cards while building counters
From a practical standpoint, a more polished approach can seem more efficient, and its less likely to shock art directors with a final product that deviates too far from the initial sketch
Penelopes never-ending funeral shroud in the Odyssey comes to mind, as does the poison-soaked robe Medea uses to kill Glauke in Euripides version of her story