Your opponents have a turn to answer it before you start taking over, maybe even less if you throw down a Talisman the turn you play it
Sure, there were enough cards before now for you to make a typal deck around lizards, or bats, or frogs, or even rabbits
The deck uses a few beasts that like the counters space, but its filled with those synergies across creature types
As a win condition, it can pivot to classic lines like Underworld Breach / Thassa's Oracle, or lean into its more unique identity with a Food Chain or clone loop using Terras back side
But any deck capable of getting five basic land types with ease can do worse than Tribal Flamess 5 damage to any target for just 2 mana
Meanwhile, Nimble Thopterist helps expand your Thopter army, ensuring you can keep whittling away at your opponents life total