Starting with the nasties, we've got Maleficent, Monstrous Dragon
It's hard to overstate how powerful this can be, especially in higher power levels where some of the most efficient counterspells don't answer creature spells
Plus, both have a trigger on dealing combat damage that recurs a card with a mana value of 3 or less
A good starting hand will give you plenty of Seven Dwarfs to play that will all benefit each other to help you control the board or gain an early lore advantage, depending on your matchup
That said, Exploration is more guaranteed, as it's only dependent on you having the second land to play and not your opponents also playing lands
Starting out as a 4-mana 2/2 is brutal, but as long as Vincent can attack, your opponent is goign to have a hard time ever coming out ahead against him