That is way too late, unless almost every card in your deck is a counterspell and/or some time of target damage card
The compromise is a system in which players grind up their duplicates to earn currency, which allows for trades to occur
If you havent already read my article on building a standard 60-card MTG deck, go ahead and give it a read
Gaining speed doesnt use the stack, so no one can respond to it
Bufflord Dromoka Creature (17) 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit 1x Brawn 1x Coalition Honor Guard 1x Destructor Dragon 1x Dromoka, the Eternal 1x Elvish Mystic 1x Enduring Scalelord 1x Kavu Primarch 1x Obsessive Skinner 1x Paragon of Eternal Wilds 1x Servant of the Scale 1x Silverblade Paladin 1x Spike Feeder 1x Sunscorch Regent 1x Sylvan Ranger 1x Wall of Reverence 1x Whisperer of the Wilds Planeswalker (2) Land (33) Enchantment (13) 1x Abzan Runemark 1x Choking Restraints 1x Citadel Siege 1x Cradle of Vitality 1x Durable Handicraft 1x Gift of Immortality 1x Hardened Scales 1x Khalni Heart Expedition 1x Nature's Blessing 1x Sheltered Aerie 1x Sight of the Scalelords 1x Sunbond Artifact (7) 1x Aetherflux Reservoir 1x Aradara Express 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir 1x Dromoka Monument 1x Perpetual Timepiece 1x Seal of the Guildpact 1x Sol Ring Instant (16) 1x Appetite for the Unnatural 1x Commencement of Festivities 1x Dazzling Reflection 1x Dromoka's Command 1x Fate Forgotten 1x Fog 1x Gideon's Reproach 1x Give No Ground 1x Immolating Glare 1x Relic Crush 1x Renounce the Guilds 1x Repel the Abominable 1x Scale Blessing 1x Silverstrike 1x Titanic Growth 1x Unnatural Aggression
Of course, Appa comes with flying, that just makes sense
