Ruby, Daring Tracker FDN 0245 · uncommon

Take it when

Accelerate into creatures with power four or greater, then use those bodies to turn smaller attackers and one-way damage spells into meaningful pressure.

What to take next

Ruby can tap for mana immediately because it has haste, helping deploy a larger creature. Establish four power before attacking with Courageous Goblin, then use Felling Blow to clear a blocker.

Wrong pick

Felling Blow is not a fight, and a surviving legal friendly target still gets its counter if only the opposing target becomes illegal. A removal-heavy hand still needs an actual creature to provide damage.

Mana & splash

Keep the colored sources needed for early spells. A synergy payoff does not automatically justify a splash.

Interactions from the card text, not a ranking.

Llanowar ElvesA one-mana creature accelerates green spells from the next turn onward. It must survive and wait through summoning sickness, so do not cut needed lands just because one copy is present.

Courageous GoblinA two-drop attacks with extra power and menace when you already control a creature with power four or greater. Establish that larger creature before attackers rather than assuming a later pump creates the trigger.

Felling BlowPut a counter on your creature, then use its enlarged power for one-way damage. If only the opposing target becomes illegal, your legal creature still gets the counter but deals no damage.

One-pick Draft

Haste lets Ruby make red or green mana immediately. Attacking with a separate four-power creature already present gives Ruby a temporary bonus; choose between that attack and spending its tap for mana.

Sealed vs Draft

Haste lets Ruby make red or green mana immediately. Attacking with a separate four-power creature already present gives Ruby a temporary bonus; choose between that attack and spending its tap for mana.