cards like fling mtg New Bloomburrow Uncommon Creates Competitive Deck! Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature’s power to target creature or player. Fling - Throne of Eldraine

Depending on build, that payoff can be combat-focused (for example Craterhoof Behemoth/Finale of Devastation) or spell-chain focused.

Its less deep than Magic, but the gameplay is solid, and the core mechanics provide a lot of opportunity for future card designs

Steel characters, such as Anna True-Hearted, keep your quests safe with high resilience, while items like Imperial Bow give a significant combat advantage, granting keywords like Challenger and Evasive to tip fights in your favor

It's a deck that I've been wanting to play at a large event for some time but I just never committed to registering until now

Mystic Sanctuary comes into play tapped unless you control three or more other Islands, which can be kind of steep but comes with a strong ability in return