Ideally, you want at least three mana, three creatures, and an instant spell , but given that none of the creatures in this deck cost more than two mana, you could quite easily start with just two mana in your hand and hope to pull one in turns one to three
It's not the most efficient, like Whitemane Lion, but it's the original Equinaut and the top of the food chain for creatures that bounce
Early examples of this include Auriok Steelshaper and Lovisa Coldeyes
Normally the tempo battle is all about how to best use your mana within each turn, since whatever you cant spend now is going to waste
This misdreavous suffers from some whitening and scratches
Most players are probably comfortable with most of these, but it only takes one mistaken assumption to cause disaster