You play lands, creatures, and sorceries during your main phases, announce attackers, pass your turn, and play the exact same way youd play a normal game of Magic
For other critters, weve got Arasta of the Endless WebArasta of the Endless Web for Spiders, Chittering WitchChittering Witch and Ogre SlumlordOgre Slumlord for Rats, and Garruk, Cursed HuntsmanGarruk, Cursed Huntsman for Wolves
I think that's the proper lens to evaluate Modal Double-Faced Cards
The creatures you do play should in some way help prolong the game while providing some sort of advantage
Finally, while Lessons didn't play a prominent role in 2026's Secrets of Strixhaven , Magic designers made sure to include a cycle of five cards as a callback to the original set