and reanimation targets like Valgavoth, Ardyn the Usurper, and Bringer of the Last Gift
Ancestral Mask If you're piling a creature high with auras, Ancestral Mask should be one of the first cards you add to your list
Its only drawback is that vulnerable Germ token could die before you can search up nearly as many basics as youd like, leaving you with a costly equip cost
Bloodbraid Challenger is close enough to Bloodbraid Elf to not stain the name, and at a mana value one greater, with the ability to escape, the Challenger hits differently and I'm OK with that
Even among the special units only Ramza, Cloud, and Orlandou are exceptions, with the first two having the female MP/MA bonus in addition to their male HP/PA bonus, and the latter having one of the few classes that increases your magical power growth when leveling up, which makes them the only ones naturally good at fulfilling a physical/magical hydrid role