Bahamut and Ifritby Nino Is
Sometimes you were trying to set up Thing in the Ice, but then youd cast Dragonlord Ojutai
In this case, it was a cycle of five Elemental creatures, one per color, which can be evoked by exiling one card of their color from your hand
Love this four-drop as a card advantage engine and mana enabler in one card
Theres never going to be a sure-fire way to determine what your opponent is going to play, but its good to have some preparedness
Finally the lands start getting way better, with better fixing like Drowned Catacomb, but also neat tech like Peat Bog + Saprazzan Skerry which are consistent ramp if we can proliferate and Diamond City that can store up tons of shield counters and then activate it reliably thanks to Venser creating creatures so easily