That said, as long as youre in black, Espers to Magicite wont steer you wrong
MTG beginners should learn not just how to mulligan, but when (and when not to) shuffle away their opening hand
Also of note is that aristocrat decks like to make repeated use of small creatures, and white enables that strategy incredibly well
Probably for the best that you can't play it in most places
And if you find your opponents are big on artifacts, Ancient Grudge offers an instant-speed answer along with flashback to help trigger paradox.
(Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each instance of exalted among permanents you control.) If Merchant of Truth dies at the same time as one or more other nontoken creatures you control, its second ability will trigger for each of those creatures