Use card sleeves for protection, and keep high-value cards in toploaders or magnetic holders to prevent damage.
Her sacrifice was cheap and easy to activate, and youd be gaining more and more life every time you activate it, as the Hydra would get larger and larger the more lands you controlled
Monstrosity of the Lake While Monstrosity of the Lakes pseudo-kicker ability can be powerful, its far too expensive a price to pay on top of the cards normal cost
Like their movie counterparts, Zombies in Magic rarely stay dead, returning to the battlefield over and over again to haunt the living
Chandra, Flameshaper Chandra, Flameshaper may be costly, but has a rockin' +2 ability that adds a good chunk of mana to go along with card selection
I do have some theories and opinions, though