A one mana 13/13, Deaths Shadow gains -X/-X, where X is your life total
Were running persist creatures, like Kitchen Finks and Grazing Kelpie, alongside weird old cards, like Aboroth and Lichenthrope, and Amonkhet block all-stars, like Crocodile of the Crossing, to ensure we have plenty of -1/-1 counters
Into the Inklands will include two Starter Decks featuring combinations of Amber/Emerald or Sapphire/Ruby cards, priced at $16.99
You can also use Animation ModuleAnimation Module to create Servos, and sacrifice them for mana
While its less true than it used to be (thanks to FIRE design, cards designed for Best of 1, and increased modality/card draw in general), its still a key part of gameplay and it feels like what this mechanic, and in particular, gifting a card, was designed around
You can get some extra rares and mythics in some sets that have special configurations like Strixhaven s Mystical Archive