I am also running Exsanguinate to gain a bunch of life from killing foes as a mana sink here which will really push this into next year
If Ojer Axonil's second ability and additional replacement effects would modify how damage would be dealt, the player being dealt damage chooses the order in which to apply those effects
The major players in Standard right now appear to be Reanimator, Jund, Bant Control, and various flavors of U/W Midrange, with and without red
Ideally, you'll want to play Essence Flux on a Spirit you control that comes with an enter the battlefield trigger
Quicksand Whirlpool Rating: 6/10 We saw Banish from Edoras pull its weight in Lord of the Rings , but that was only a sorcery
For example, if you resolve Invoke the Ancients while you control Parallel Lives, you will choose a type of counter for each of the four resulting tokens