Factor in that the lands come in untapped, and this can ramp a surprising amount of cards quickly
You can also try to create synergies within your own deck, whether it be with Deaths Shadow as mentioned above, or my personal favourite in Legacy of casting it at your opponents end step and then cast an Uro, Titan of Natures Wrath a three-mana 6/6 creature
Valley has never wanted for food since she first loaded her caches with seeds during the seasons of plenty
They lead off with Thoughtseize on turn 1 and take one of my Force of Will
Kozilek's Unsealing Two generic, one blue Enchantment Devoid (This card has no color.) Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 4, 5, or 6, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens with Sacrifice this creature: Add one colorless mana. Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 7 or greater, draw three cards
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist: A good valued reprint, here Bennie will be drawing you cards on your clues, so you can draw cards while you prepare to draw cards