Early on in the game's story, he and Cecil go on a quest to the village of Mist, which inadvertently causes the destruction of the village and the separation of the pair
Use Kefka, Court Mage and Emet-Selch, Unsundered to get big finishers like Summon: Bahamut, Sphinx of the Final Word, Summon: Primal Odin, and Ovika, Enigma Goliath in the graveyard, and then use Zombify to cheat one of them into play for just four mana
(This is the booster we now call the Draft Booster.) The problem with this method is that it means that any restriction for one group becomes a restriction for everyone
You can let your chosen target attack another player and deal lethal damage to them, then cast Settle in the end of combat step, when those creatures are still considered attacking but after damage has been dealt, to take out two birds with one stone
Feathered Serpent