The earlier Gaeas Cradle comes into play, the more mana it yields: on turn 1, itll produce 1 mana, but starting from turn 2, its value scales depending on how quickly you can flood the field, and by turn three, youre looking at an income of maybe four mana or higher
Teferi's Protection The best protection If you want to keep your board away from harm, nothing does the job like Teferi's Protection
Things that count as triggered abilities are any card abilities starting with when, whenever, or at. These include enter-the-battlefield effects, death triggers, combat damage triggers, and upkeep effects
Abrade The recent TMNT set has flooded the meta with powerful artifacts and equipment, such as Mouser Foundry, which has skyrocketed the value of modular spells like Abrade
A 1/1 flying is annoying, but a 1/1 flying that dies into a relevant spell is something that you'd rather let live than try to kill