So, how do we do this
As long as Cloud is equipped, if a triggered ability of Cloud or an Equipment attached to it triggers, that ability triggers an additional time
It's easier to destroy too, of course, but if you manage to cheat Ancient into play then it doesn't even matter if it's killed since, at worst, you can immediately tap all your permanents for mana in response and use it as a ritual to power out your degenerate spells
Certain cards will grant energy counters which you can then spend for effects ranging from damage to buffs to card draw
Even Innistrad Remastered, bringing some classic cards back into the mainstream via long-awaited reprints, has given deck-builders plenty of options some even redefining how decks operate across formats
If you showed me any of these, I would assume they originated from the video games, not a TCG