The kicker is that those birds are goaded for the rest of the game, so they attack your opponents, despite the minor setback of giving away free creatures
Hinterland Sanctifier Hinterland Sanctifier has a good half of a Soul Sister ability to gain life, and combined with an all important two points of toughness, land this Sanctifier as an excellent option if you want to trigger lifegain as many times as possible
The Future Sight ability to play lands or birds off the top of your library is my favorite kind of card advantage, then there are simply so many landfall and bird triggered effects to double up on, things get wild fast from this Final Fantasy headliner
(2020-11-10) Kraum's ability looks at the entire turn to determine which spell is a player's second spell
Any effect that can double damage is huge, and the speed that haste provides can help you to close out games
Counterspell Counterspell is the most popular way to invalidate a spell