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Initially, I focused on gaining lore as quickly as possiblewhich is good, gathering 20 lore first is how you winbut I did so at the expense of paying attention to my opponents lore and cards in play

It also has flashback, allowing you to reuse it later if an opponent starts building up too much board presence again

Still, while blues history with this is all about changing costs and not much more, black has a more detailed history, which gives us clues into how WotC views different resources and their values

While Burning Wish is the premier red tutor of all-time, Gamble definitely deserves an honorable mention, particularly for finding Life from the Loam or Sneak Attack

Then you can draw for casts, like the Verduran Enchantress so you draw even if countered, save for Soul of the Harvest which is an ETB trigger for nontokens