Charix is a creature with an absolutely massive amount of toughness, but with a little mana investment, you can start slamming for huge chunks of damage
(12/1/2004) Even though Confusion in the Ranks triggers only when an artifact, creature, or enchantment enters, the ability can target a land if the permanent entering is an artifact land
My only gripe with the deck was that it found an optimal build of small creatures whose abilities scale with their bodies and it hasnt really needed to innovate beyond that, besides the addition of The Ozolith and The Great Henge
When people think of fast mana, they generally refer to artifacts, but specific lands are also capable of getting you ahead of your mana curve
(Vigilance doesnt allow a tapped creature or a creature that entered the battlefield this turn to attack, though.) ward A triggered ability that can counter spells or abilities that target the permanent with ward