This puts pressure on your opponent to play as much as possible, potentially ruining their long-term plans
This is cheaper from turn three or so but useless prior to that
even if it doesnt happen in this Standard format, Awaken is a card that I will certainly be keeping in the back of my head moving forward
This theme works on three levels: Payoffs (i.e., Judge Magister Gabranth, Al Bhed Salvagers) Sacrifice outlets (i.e., Phantom Train, Namazu Trader, Ahriman) Fodder (Hecteyes, job select equipment, Rufus Shinras poor disposable dog) A good WB deck has a healthy mix of all three, plus lots of strong removal spells like White Auracite and Sephiroth's Intervention
Glen Elendra Liege Giving benefits to a color instead of a creature type can really open up the potential of a card