Since you play against things like Ur-Dragon, Eldrazi, & Sheoldred, forcing them into combat could be super beneficial: Ur-Dragon and (maybe) the Eldrazi, need to get their color fixing right in order to start taking off (assuming this is a five color Drazi), which means they may rely on mana dorks and other smaller utility creatures to help get them running
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Sure, even Liliana would have to approve of that power upgrade
There is quite literarily no logical reason whatsoever not to always be playing ranked and strictly speaking you are far more likely to meet opponents of your skill level in ranked play, then playing in non-ranked play where you are just matched up with whoever is available as opposed to someone in your current rank
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