The first aims for an inexorable long game, carefully timing blink spells to safely reuse ETB effects, often countering single target removal or turning evenhanded board wipes into events where you come out far ahead of the rest of the table
They've always been a great way to remove pinpoint enemy units
Imagine you're playing against someone trying to combo kill you by cascading into Living End in Modern
But, I realized with Chains of Mephistopheles, Anvil of Bogardan, Liliana of the Veil, Rankle, Master of Pranks, and almost every Wheel making me discard, I can get some great value off this single card investment
Goblin Lackey is a cheap creature that can cheat goblins into play from your hand whenever it deals combat damage to a player