mtg whenever you gain life draw a card Starving Revenant (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos) Lich · 30th Anniversary Edition

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Oh, and it also combos with Food Chain, obviously

Teach by Example Expansion/Explosion Ral, Storm Conduit Saheeli, Sublime Artificer Thousand-Year Storm Galvanic Iteration Gandalf the Grey Melek, Izzet Paragon Saheeli Rai Protean Raider Najal, the Storm Runner Dack's Duplicate Nivix Guildmage Board Clear Despite sometimes having their experiments blow up in their faces, Izzet mages don't typically set out to make massive, board-clearing explosions

Giant Adephage plays well with our populate subtheme, as do Hornet Nest and Hornet Queen

This enables both Eshki's own effect while flooding the battlefield with a ton of powerful creatures to swing in for a ton of damage