For instance, Animate Object allows you to place a power/toughness, name, art, and ability sticker on any object you own from outside the game and treat it as if it were a creature
Its a very simple way of ramping, and while its no good for those aiming for one of every color by turn five, its still an absurdly potent way of gaining mana
You can build her with a lessons theme if you like, but my Toph doesn't give a toot about school, she's just here to earthbend a land each and every time I cast a spell
It means that you can hit someone for one damage, and theyll take three
Scott has some thoughts on what kind of spells to try out with it
Versus control the card is generally just a complete beating but against any sort of weenie or token deck you have a four mana card that will do basically nothing