Your turn, your opponents turn, during combat, or in response to another spell
Belbe, Corrupted Observer Belbe, Corrupted Observer is a nice way to turn damage or life loss into 6 mana in a typical EDH pod
There are Elf cards that make tokens when you play another Elf, like Lys Alana Huntmaster, and this allows Cloakwood Swarmkeeper to build up counters to make your battlefield get out of hand quickly
Additionally, in the case of Dragons, there are also cheaper spells that reward you for playing Dragons in your deck
Stinging Study Stinging Study only works with expensive commandersI dont want to cost this with anything that costs less than four in the command zone
And, speaking of killing them off Sac Outlets Its obvious, when looking at this deck list, that there are a few ways to get an infinite land-drop loop going9 (which is kind of mad for a deck worth less than 25!) - we just need some sacrifice