Theyre really flavorful and extremely fun to play with, and I wish theyd get more support than they do
Its as if the designers tried to say: Hey, if youre bad at deck-building, heres at least some extra health for you. A good deck utilizes mana very accurately, and you almost never should end up with excess mana, unless something totally unexpected happens
Thundermaw Hellkite is a huge creature that can fly over the opponents board It can also deal with small fliers on the opponents side of the field since it can deal 1 damage and tap them so that you will have a free attack when it enters This is a powerful card to have as it can provide a surprise lethal attack in the air 2
Lightning Bolt was especially important at PT 1, as it was the best clean answer to Black Knight, Order of the Ebon Hand, White Knight, Order of Leitbur, and so on (since both Swords to Plowshares and Terror had giant weaknesses)
Practice playing against the machine and put yourself to the test against other players proving your trainer knowledge and skills