You'd think that with her conservative turtleneck sweater, there's no way she'd make the list, but think again - Wicke is defying the laws of physics and has rightfully claimed her spot at #2
Not every card adds to the snow pile, but every card should help push the snowball to a greater size
5 cards rarity Rare or higher, 5 Uncommon cards, 4 Common cards, and 1 Land card
Once you internalize that, the card evaluations below become obvious: ask of every card, is this a source or a payoff, and does the rest of my deck cover the other side? Best lifegain sources (the engines) You want repeatable, incremental gain lots of small triggers beat one big lifegain spell, because payoffs like Vito or Archangel of Thune care about the number of times you gain, not just the total
Battle cards represent Phyrexia's invasion of familiar planes like Dominaria, Innistrad, and Ravnica but also little-known settings like Xerex, Pyrulea, and Ergamon