Once you get going with the Batterskull you are very tough to race
You can accelerate this or make it even more consistent with vehicles or cards with station, which allows you to tap creatures without endangering them
The debug version of the client had a toggle you could flip to change which side of the battlefield the battles appeared on, and we ran a series of tests
Speaking of scales, card grading services often get even more detailed with their rankings by including subgrades, with the industry standards being edges, corners, surface, and centering
Try to prioritize keyword abilities that keep the combat math in your favor, like flying, vigilance, first strike, and double strike
Each has an "enters" ability that triggers, so you'll journey to Everywhere no matter how Overlord of the Hauntwoods was cast