Players often treat their life total as a resource, strategically spending it to gain advantages such as drawing cards, activating abilities, or casting powerful spells
Equipping it normally costs eight mana, which is why Hammer Time loves Sigarda's Aid so much
Players buy and trade cards, and build their own card decks
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth Responsible in no small part for the abundance seen at Ixalans core, Ojer Kaslem uses its connection to green mana to bestow its subjects with bounty
With cards like these, Ragost plays like a hyper-aggressive Combo Commander
Grab Felidar Guardian and use it to blink the Guide, who re-enters and reanimates something else, for a simple example