If you notice an opponent that plays a deck that generates a ton of creatures, you want to target them before they get too many creatures for you to handle.
You can cast the Emissary on turn one for its Warp cost of one blue or red mana, and though it'll exile itself at the end of turn, you can empty your hand of free artifacts like Lotus Petal, Mishra's Bauble, Chrome Mox, or Urza's Bauble to generate a turn one air force, which can also act as ramp
here are the four cards from Shadows Over Baldurs Gate : Whispers in Candlekeep Another location on the Sword Coast, Candlekeep is a setting which is very familiar indeed
The math is pretty straightforward, but Wizards likes to obfuscate things, because they dont want us to know specifics
Strong stuff here, and that's an evasive dork that can be attacking the turn you drop him with hasted equipment
Strip Mine is legal in Modern