Tale of Toph and Katara Tale of Katara and Toph is an incredibly efficient counter distributor because its distribution is nearly free
The premier cycle of this set is, of course, the channel lands
(2017-08-25) If you gain control of another player's permanent and it phases out, if the duration of the control-change effect expires before it phases in, that permanent phases in under that other player's control as your next untap step begins
The thing about mono-red is that it knows its not as good as the other colors, but instead of trying to get better, it decides the best way to deal with that inadequacy is by dragging everyone else down to its level, so when you sit down to play this deck and your opponents reveal their commanders probably anti-Ball Lightning philistines, whoevers most popular in the moment you can delight in the knowledge that someones about to have all his or her fancy dual lands become Mountains
The initial discard-draw ability keeps your engine humming and ensures that you always have tools ready for the grindy game plan
