Alright, I admit, I wanted this list to be a lot more expansive since we also have many more cards like Ultima, Town Greeter, and especially Astrologian's Planisphere (another crucial component of the new Vivi Izzet build), those that definitely had solid deck entries during the last major tournament event
The best thing to do is to sleeve your cards
Most of the rest is heavily reliant on catching up to your opponents who are already ahead, making it difficult to actually get ahead yourself
The Alphas Alright, now that we've chewed on the filler cards, it's time for the main course: the alphas
While all of them are a blast to pilot, the first two are the easiest due to Clouds versatile equipment playstyle and Yshtolas fun card draw/damage engine
However, thanks to the magic of mana generation like Black Lotus, it means you can potentially destroy your opponents hand before they even play anything