The Constructs can be very powerful in artifact decks, and it can also fetch you a Sol Ring or another helpful artifact like Shadowspear
If you do, create a 4/4 white Avatar creature token with flying
Aegar possesses the measured temperament of the frost giants, the combat aptitude of the fire giants, and the elemental prowess of both
You have to be playing four or five colors for this to be worthwhile, but some faster decks are willing to effectively start the game at 15 life for perfect mana
If a burn spell targets a creature, it gets damaged
The stereotypical control deck is a blue deck with plenty of counterspells, removal, and card draw, but there is more to the archetype than the decks that get labeled "Control." Decks that focus on land destruction put opponents behind on mana and prevent them from doing anything meaningful in the early turns, or at all in the case of some Armageddon-style mass land destruction decks