though, Wall of Shards forces you to let your opponents gain life: one on your first upkeep, two on your second, and so on
Pest Rescuer's first ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control any Pest creature tokens
The only reason I mention Smagol, Helpful Guide is because its actually an interesting reward for self-sacrifice and Ring tempting, and it also enables some infinite combo lines with certain landfall creatures
We've got primers on classic creature types like MTG goblins and MTG elves, but you might also want to know about the most roarsome MTG dinosaurs or the MTG vampires we're batty about.
This is one of the better cards in the mythic cycle of Prepared creatures, mostly because it comes in prepared and has a way to get prepared again
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Counterspell can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others