When you need to pay two mana for each attacking creature, it suddenly becomes extremely difficult to attack with even one creature
If that Elemental still isn't a creature when the ability resolves, the ability won't deal any damage
I have lower expectations of nonred aggro decks because they have far fewer tools to draw from
Joel, Resolute Survivor Joel, Resolute Survivor reminds me how powerful the word a is because this tracks any creature tokens for its trigger
You might not use them quite as often as your versatile sideboard cards, but sometimes they can swing a matchup in your favor at the low cost of only a sideboard slot or two
the Legendary Collection checklist is full of some of the best cards from the Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket expansions