Drivnod's effect can be activated for just four life, and can be done at instant speed, making it easy to keep resources for other effects and still give it protection
The Core Mechanics to Look For: Rule-Setting: Many white Auras in MTG act as tax effects, making it expensive for opponents to attack you or cast spells
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Iymrith often uses magic to appear as a storm giant
So, while $150 for an experience is vastly less than one would pay if playing real competitive Magic, its still quite a lot compared to a random board game, where $150 is going to get you a massive box of plastic figures for some 6-hour epic space game, plus a new deck-building game, plus some old Silverline game from FFG
Cast Charge Through on your paladin before blocks, and his full three damage would hop straight to the opponent, blockers be damned