Wizards of the Coast announced the Magic the Gathering Final Fantasy crossover will also include three Secret Lair drops of special cards
The amount of free lands and card draws that can be brought about due to this ability is ridiculous, allowing players access to a ton of resources off the bat
Those abilities won't trigger if you choose to sacrifice zero permanents
As I started going through more options, though, I realized that "essentials" here could mean things like Dockside Extortionist, Purphoros, God of Forge
This game was released when I was extremely sick and it's absolutely the reason I was able to get through that illness
During the end step, Lathiel, The Bounteous Dawn will distribute +1/+1 counters to any number of creatures, equal to the amount of life you gained for that turn