Instead, he ran a pair of white creatures, Dragonlord Dromoka and Auriok Salvagers, along with oodles of planeswalkers
Often, lifegain is a notable pairing for Cat decks, as is token generation sometimes even paired together on the same cardsame card
If I were to pick Sarkhan, not with the intention of putting it in my deck, but simply so that you won't get it, then I'm counterdrafting
Theres so much going on with enhancing counters: Winding ConstrictorWinding Constrictor Branching EvolutionBranching Evolution Hardened ScalesHardened Scales In addition to cards with proliferate: Contagion ClaspContagion Clasp RadstormRadstorm Recon Craft ThetaRecon Craft Theta You might be losing life when you mill from the rad counters, but so will your opponents
Back in 2005, you had City of Brass, Birds of Paradise, and a roster of lesser options like Tarnished Citadel and Grand Coliseum