A good thing about MTGO is that you can always find someone to play with and the kind of decks you play against can vary a lot
If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types and it has "When this token leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's graveyard." Legendary Creature - Cleric Dwarf Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Flying Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to your opponents, you create a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage
You know whats a great defense, command damage notwithstanding
If a combo needs a third card, but that card can be any (insert category here) or a basic land, it shouldn't count toward the combo requirements
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This lets you instantly remove a threat (or one of your own cards) at the cost (or benefit) of life gain