Id recommend running at least Mystic Forge and Strionic Resonator
Across 412 cards we've SnapGraded that were then submitted to PSA, our grade matched within 0.5 in 87% of cases and within 1.0 in 96% of cases
Chandra's Ignition blows everybody away and gains an unbelievable amount of life if it's got lifelink
The Magic card Aerith Rescue Mission encapsulates that choice perfectly: you can either take the elevator, giving you three 1/1 Hero Tokens (representing Cloud, Tifa, and Barrett being ready to fight), or you can take the stairs, which lets you tap and stun up to three creatures (representing their cardio-induced duress)
Every turn he uses his +1 makes him a bigger threat, scaling nicely into 4/5 and 5/6 quickly to help force opponents into finding blockers fast
If you dont have a big enough creature in play, you can always activate his first ability, which will create a 3/3