For example, Favorable Winds is an enchantment with the static ability "Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1." You dont have to activate a static ability
When these creatures that force sacrifice enter, it's best to sacrifice them as once the effect resolves they tend to not do anything on the battlefield, and are better in the graveyard for Squall to reanimate
Lifegain Matters The Witherbloom theme from Strixhaven: School of Mages involved lifegain and life drain synergies, and Titania, Voice of Gaeas lifegain ability presents a strong case for including some of those in the deck
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If the top card of your library is a historic card with a disguise or morph ability, you can't cast it face down from the top of your library with the permission granted by Crystal Skull because the resulting spell would not be a historic spell