Using our Chatterfang example, we can plan on playing him on turn three, or maybe we wait until turn four so we can ramp on turn three
And its a huge card for all budget players
Savage Thallid Savage Thallid is the timeshifted Feral Thallid, this time one mana cheaper, a little weaker, and with the missing Saproling-creation ability
Its more than possible to splash double pips rares in this set as long as you have the right kind of fixing.Portent Tracker and Invasion of Zendikar can let you get away with things like splashing Kogla and Yidaro in Golgari, which might not be possible in other sets
Even more notably, there has been a rise in spells that could just cast themselves from the graveyard, either via something like Flashback or Aftermath, or else have another spell cast them (Halo Forager, for example)
Most mana abilities found on creatures are activated mana abilities