mtg best direct damage cards Fun red and/or green with Deal Damage - Unhinged -

Also it has totem armor to save your commander from one death

Good, even

Instant speed is a huge deal, especially when you're trying to deal with a stack of Ocelot Pride tokens before they can attack

You can hold up mana to bounce something, and if there's nothing significant enough, you can just cast the creature portion on the opposing end step

If they don't know your strategy, you could try and fool them, or just pick three super-cards and watch them struggle to guess which one is least dangerous

This allowed Soldevi Sage to shine, since it had ample time to dig through your library for your best cards/answers to your opponent's problems