If you need removal then play the best spot removal cards
Double-sided cards: If you've been playing since Innistrad, this will be a familiar mechanic
If this was 5-mana for a 3/2 that makes a 1/1 and gains you 3 life, you'd play that card happily -- and this has lots of upside beyond that
The game starts slow, as players typically figure the balance in between offensegetting other players characters off the board, called banishing themand defense, which typically means getting as much Lore as possible faster than the other players
Combos Watch out for the Rapunzel Appreciative Artist combo, where she gets Ward if your Pascal Inquisitive Pet is in play
By doubling his drain trigger, it ensures only two creatures need to die to flip him over