That said, there are also situations where stax and hate pieces become an appropriate and reasonable method of protection against combos and other high power strategies
Thats literally any kind of token, including treasure tokens - which are really easy to create thanks to the popularity of the mechanic, and cost nothing to sacrifice, too
True, Index doesnt let you draw cards, but you just saw 5% of your library on turn 1 and are able to manipulate your next few turns the way you choose
Get ready to learn all about creatures, lands, artifacts and enchantments, instants, sorceries and planeswalkers
Everyone's budget is different, but the number of booster packs you'd have to open to complete an entire set is often well into the thousands just due to the sheer luck you'd need to hit the cards you're missing
The last thing I'd want to do with a Five-Color Control deck was pin my hopes on a genuine honest creature, even a good man such as Rhox War Monk