Then there was looting like Faithless Looting, but in order to differentiate between blue and red, this was nerfed into rummaging, where you discard first and draw later
Clear out the path by killing a blocker on arrival, and then swing for 4 damage that turn on an open defense before they can put their shields up
Pull Rate Breakdown (Per Box 20 Packs) Pull rates are estimated from Japanese community opening compilations and baseline enhanced expansion pack structure
If you've got the mana to burn, suddenly you can start paying the untap cost to make multiple Servos, Thopters, or Constructs per turn
It could outright kill your opponent, and many of the best decks used that as their primary way to win, trading life totals while they were at zero due to City of Brass