To accomplish this, they run lots of cards with low mana costs
If a player does, creatures that player controls cant attack you or a planeswalker you control until your next turn
That gives you some room away from big scary creatures for at least a turn, letting you push back any devastating attacks and/or clearing some runway to get damage through
With it being a new mechanic, you won't see dozens of dual-ink cards, but there are five of them you have access to in the Amethyst and Steel starter deck
Make sure to pay attention to these differences when you buy non-Standard sets so that you have a full understanding of what to buy
Despite favorable or even matchups against top-tier strategies, the deck is routinely bricky and without a copy of Trickstar Lightstage has trouble assembling any of its game-ending combos, especially when going second