Of the Flares, two seem highly playable right out of the gate: Now, unlike the previous Modern Horizons cycles, Flares are a little bit more narrow in use in that in order to activate them for their alternative cost, you need to sacrifice a nontoken creature of the Flares respective color
Each creature has special attacks whose damage will increase depending on the energy you give them, so your main mission will be to enhance their abilities and prevent them from fainting in battle
In practice, that means you can often add a lot more cards to your arsenal immediately, burying your opponent in card advantage
1 Dauthi Slayer
, , Sacrifice Papalymo Totolymo: Each opponent who lost life this turn sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures they control
Elite Vanguard, the 2010 version of Savannah Lions, is only cosmetically superior