So whats so special about Animate Dead
Blood for the Blood God!Blood for the Blood God!'s restrictive cost evaporates once enough creatures kick the bucket, and the payoff is very nice for three mana
The Mycosynth Gardens copies exactly what was printed on the original artifact and nothing else (unless that permanent is copying something else
He would cast Retraction Helix on a creaturesay Rattleclaw Mystictap it to return Briber's Purse to his hand, cast Briber's Purse for zero mana, untap his Mystic with Jeskai Ascendancy, and repeat the process until his Rattleclaw Mystic had +1,000/+1,000 from Jeskai Ascendancy, then attack for the win
Pump spells are the name of the game here, and Livaans ability will always give them a double boost
Ember Hauler is basically the new mono Legionnaire and it sees very little play