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High-grade copies are very scarce

Starting with the next opponent in turn order (or, if you cast Flare of Malice on an opponent's turn, starting with the opponent whose turn it is) and proceeding in turn order, each opponent chooses a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control to sacrifice

Classics: Slither Blade , Changeling Outcast , Siren Stormtamer (protection + flying)

It's hard to stress enough how important a handful of one-cost mana producers is

Alternate use mechanics like cycling, adventure or evoke go further than guaranteed value triggers: they remove the deck-building risk, assuring you that your seven-mana Beanstalk Giant will never be stuck dead in hand