split mtg cards with second Rules Text: split, second, 23 Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack Deal with Split Second #mtg – counter the spell Split card - MTG Wiki

For two mana you get to look at the top three cards of your library and take two of those cards, the minor downside being that you must play one of them this turn

You could trade off your creaturesbut, if you just wait one turn, the Inquisitor virtually negates the 2/2 on Gaston's side of the board from attacking you

and Poor Unfortunate Souls, a 2-cost Song that bounces a character, item, or location with cost 2 or less back to the owner's hand

For a little backstory, Ive had a Tormod, the Desecrator and Kamahl, Heart of Krosa partner deck for about four years at this point

Being able to turn a creature into two colorless mana can ramp you up exponentially, especially when you have a way to continuously make new token creatures to sacrifice to it