Web-slinging is an alternate casting cost that lets you return a tapped creature you control to your hand to play a spell, similar to Ninjutsu but more flexible since the creature doesnt need to be unblocked
Some of these matchups fall close to the 50% mark (Bant Company, G/W Company), but the post-sideboard games for each of these benefit the control mage
Ward means that any spells your opponents control that target the creature with ward are automatically countered unless the caster pays one mana
Host Creature - Bird Color tag templates(None) Teacher's Pet , Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a card with augment, combine it with target host you control, then shuffle
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar While Ive often seen Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar pair up with blue commanders in Izzet aggressive decks, you can also just go full red aggro and pair it with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh