8 Neriv, Heart of the Storm Neriv, Heart of the Storms signature ability, doubling the damage of any creature you play that same turn, creates explosive moments, especially in aggressive Mardu shells that chain together hasty threats or token bursts
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This leaves the deck with a curve of something like suspend Lotus Bloom on Turn 1, cast some cantrips on Turn 2, on Turn 3 play a Phyrexian Unlife, on Turn 4 cast Glorious End on the opponent's upkeep to force them to skip their turn, and on Turn 5 win the game
Its worth noting that, even though VMAX cards tend to be incredibly powerful and have extremely high HP, they do come with a built in risk for their trainer: when Knocked Out, a VMAX card earns its opponent three Prize Cards