If you spend your mana equipping or casting creatures, then your wizards aren't triggering, leaving you behind in the life race, and generally still with smaller creatures than your opponent
Sauron, the Dark Lord is protected by perhaps the strongest version of ward in print, but he isn't invincible
Travis King has a great video on the topic over on Youtube
In the game, youll take on the role of an Illumineer, with the power to wield six magical inks in order to summon glimmers reimagined versions of Disney characters infused with the magical qualities of the ink they represent
Youll always get something
One deck is based around Sauron mustering an orc army, while the other sees Aragorn and Arwen build a motley band of hobbits and heroes to oppose them