Mausoleum Guard makes us wait for our value, though when it comes, it comes with flying (which is worth an extra mana or two)
Let's say you can get yourself up to 500 life before the Dinrova Horror comes online - childs play for a Pauper Elves deck
Valorous Stance + Destroy Evil Valorous Stance and Destroy Evil are very similar to each other because they can deal with big creatures and have different secondary value effects
Im glad Michael omitted Flagstones of Trokair from his list
Players will want to remain open and flexible with the Emerald and Ruby starter deck, paying close attention to what their opponent is trying to accomplish and disrupting it when they least expect it Strong early-game cards are Aladdin, Prince Ali, Lefou, Captain Hook, and Peter Pan
Those counters can be removed by combat damage, removal spells that have battles as a valid target, and effects that remove counters from a target