Some of these catch-up cards at least guarantee to give you something, like Archaeomancer's Map and Stoic Farmer, and while I much prefer this design than the all-or-nothing forms of catch-up cards, they still feel real bad if you aren't ramping with them
Stacking enchantments like Bear Umbra and Equipment like Pennon Blade on Toski could end the game fairly quickly, and being able to throw something nasty on a sneaky beasty like Silhana Ledgewalker can give you a taste of what it's like to play mono-Green Bogles
For one mana, Tide Shaper is a 1/1 merfolk wizard that gets +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls an island, often allowing it to be cast as a one-mana 2/2
Consider a Booster Pack : If you want to expand your card collection right away, you might also buy a booster pack, but this is optional to start
White loves tokens and black easily converts a field of tokens into direct damage via sacrifice cards and Blood Artist effects
Mossborn Hydra, which grows exponentially