Of course this is similar to celebrating that Grave Titan has deathtouchId hope that our creatures will be big enough to have won combat anyway
If you are lucky enough to grab a Mox or two, a sequence of turn one: Forest, Llanowar Elves
15 Magic: The Gathering cards 4 Traditional foil commons or dual land cards From among 81 commons and 10 common dual lands 3 Traditional foil uncommons 1 Traditional foil full-art driver's seat land 1 Non-foil revved up common (46.9%) or uncommon (53.1%) 1 Traditional foil revved up common (46.9%) or uncommon (53.1%) 1 Traditional foil default frame rare (85.7%) or mythic rare (14.3%) 1 Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) card This can be a non-foil extended-art rare (84.25%), non-foil borderless mythic rare (10.5%), or traditional foil borderless mythic rare (5.25%)
They have the life gain to ameliorate the cost some, but thats going to be pretty rough with all the damage the republicans can dish out
But now when an Illusion dies, a permanent card with a mana cost of X or less can be put into play, where X was the Illusions power
Still, it's far better than other options that don't do quite the same, such as Omen of the Dead only returning the target to hand