lotr mtg card The One Ring (Borderless Alternate Art) [The Lord of the Rings: Tales if you chose a creature other than Gandalf Elrond, Lord of Rivendell –

I am interested to see if the Elementals turn out to be too powerful for the format or whether they will remain eternal staples

A Dragon that adds Dragon Breath rocks both Firebreathing and haste so you can hit now

This list will not count cost reduction as ramp

Making 1/1 lifelinkers is a reasonable trade for the lower starting loyalty as you grow your life total and Sorins loyalty simultaneously, even if all you are doing is chump blocking every turn

This combo requires both cards in play and the Ballista to have at least two counters

That said, if you can manage to build this deck, it should be surprisingly consistent