Matchups like Zoo or Burn versus Storm often come down to a race, with the aggro player looking to kill the combo player before they can put together all of their pieces
Leshracs Rite Leshrac's Rite is the best way to permanently grant Swampwalk to a creature, and at only one black mana it's the cheapest way to grant a landwalk ability to anything in the entire game
In the early game, your black mage characters can typically learn basic spells like Fire, Blizzard, or Thunder
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The scenes chosen are a clear nod to fan-favorite moments: Garland at the Chaos Shrine for Final Fantasy I, Children of Fate for Final Fantasy VIII, The Siege of Alexandria for Final Fantasy IX, and Camp Comrades for Final Fantasy XV
Those are starting points, not rules