The tribes were weak enough that no heavy-handed glue like Changelings were necessary, but functional enough that you could draft them and win games
Initiative is an interesting variannt on Monarch depending on the effect of the room youre venturing into in the Undercity, and the state of the game, Initiative will generally be a little less powerful
8 Citanul Stalwart Ramping up in mana is an essential part of any green-based strategy, and Citanul Stalwart helps so long as you have another artifact or creature in play
If only one of the competing cards is in your hand, you should almost always name the type of that card, and just hope to draw the colors you need by the time you draw the others
Edgewall Innkeeper : This card from 2023's Lord of the Rings MTG crossover comes into play for 2 mana, but over the course of the saga lets you scry, add a couple +1+1 counters to a creature, and act as a Fall of Gil-galad that allows the creature to fight another creature