The combination of first strike and deathtouch slaughters virtually any creature strategy while the combination of pressure and card advantage puts your opponent on the backfootespecially if you play this early with Llanowar Elves
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This means you'll likely be able to goad at least one opposing creature, no matter how much removal your opponents are packing
The Minstrels Ballad At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control five or more Towns, create a 2/2 Elemental creature token thats all colors
However, if they manage to - which players will have done by the mid-game at the very latest - then they'll reap the benefits of its very useful effect, Fine Dining
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