One of the many cool aspects of the Final Fantasy MTG set is the Through the Ages bonus sheet
Its a strong tempo play that clears the way for safe attacks
Setting your life total to a specific value counts as gaining or losing life, as appropriate
This deck can also use any variety of other useful spells ranging from Beast Within to Chaos Warp , Explosive Vegetation , Swords to Plowshares and Cyclonic Rift to keep powerful opponents at bay
Preordain is generally the best in most situations, though Ponder becomes stronger if you have access to fetch lands to shuffle away unwanted cards, especially if only part of the selection is useful
It can be difficult to read a card, recognize the downside, and understand that the downside is dwarfed by the upside