Life gain has rarely been a competitive strategy in EDH, but Soul Warden is still the most popular card from Exodus in spite of that fact
Basking Broodscale A dominant card in Pauper, Basking Broodscale is an excellent addition to combo and +1/+1 counter decks for its ability to produce Eldrazi Spawn tokens that can be sacrificed for mana
That sounds like an equivalent exchange, but it can often work against you
5 Artazon Strategically Works Around Item Lock First Printing: Paldea Evolved In the current competitive scene, players have to deal with an item lock from Budew because it can shut down plays by preventing the opponent from playing items during their turn
Key cards to include: Blood Clock, Umbilicus, Delina, Wild Mage, Calculating Lich, Mirage Phalanx, and False Orders