1996 charizard pokemon card Japanese TCG | Base Set Pokémon Cards 1996 Basic Edition

This kind of ability isnt super flashy, but you need ways to handle cards like Aetherflux Reservoir and Rhystic Study, plus bigger ramp targets

Garruks Uprising Garruk's Uprising draws plenty of cards in most green decks

Having Gifted Aetherborn offsetting the life loss from Anguished Unmaking gives you a phenomenal answer to the various problematic cards in the format

By filling your deck with evasive creatures, you maximize your own rewards while encouraging everyone else to attack each other instead of you

Shades have generally never been playable in Constructed for that reason, but one is quite an exception: former Standard powerhouse Nantuko Shade

This ability can create some pretty sinister (and relationship ending) combos, where you just recur MindslaverMindslaver over and over again to always control an opponent during their turn