These cards earn Lore needed to win the game based on the number of symbols
Maralen, Fae Ascendant I get that elves and faeries on their own are typically creatures with small stats, but Maralen, Fae Ascendant comes down hard and stays oppressively strong
Cards like Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant provide a steady stream of life, but you can have some impressive turns with something like Children of Korlis to pay all your life twice
Playing All-In Reanimator The most common play pattern for this deck will be to find a discard outlet (such as Bazaar of Bagdad, Recall, or Wheel of Fortune), and then use it to dump one or more large creatures in to the graveyard
Suppose something is dominating the board, like a nasty Stasis, that you need to destroy