Because of this wide variety of effects, these cards mostly see play when they directly support a decks core strategy rather than because a deck is specifically in the market for 3mv mana dorks
Short of countering whatever shenanigans you're doing to bring it back, there's not much your opponent can do to prevent sacrificing three creatures
- 60-card World Championships Deck
BG has only one Outlast creature, so its worse at grinding out value and being flexible than GW, It tries to make up for this speed (its Unleash creatures force it to be the aggressor), but cards like Rakdos Drake and Dead Reveler just arent as powerful as what GW offers
Slot in burn spells to churn through any resources your opponent's thought they had because the miracle of to pay for any one spell on any turn is powerful
Elminster Cost reduction is usually a tell-tale sign of a powerful card, and you can certainly build around Elminster to maximize its passive ability