You can go turn 1 warp Pinnacle Emissary, cast some 0-mana artifacts, which creates that many 1/1 flying thopter artifact tokens, and suddenly, your affinity and improvise spells can be cast for cheap
However, an extensive leak has revealed Season OneAKA the Genetic Apex Setreportedly ends on Jan

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Unlike symmetrical damage doublers that affect all players, Lightning's targeted approach creates advantages for the player while adequately giving the core concept of FF13's stagger mechanic
If you use a Human to block a big creature, not only do you prevent damage, but you will draw cards to get you closer to your main win conditions