The earlier Gaeas Cradle comes into play, the more mana it yields: on turn 1, itll produce 1 mana, but starting from turn 2, its value scales depending on how quickly you can flood the field, and by turn three, youre looking at an income of maybe four mana or higher
#4: Bazaar of Baghdad Okay, [mtg_card]Bazaar of Baghdad[/mtg_card] isnt true card advantage
You can copy a Species Specialist for double the card draw, or get a second Adaptive Automaton to stack your teams buffs
Configuration: 36 booster packs per box, 15 cards per booster pack
You might be able to guess why this is the case
Alternatively, get back two of your best creatures that were sent to the graveyard earlier in the game, or pump up your creature with a couple of counters and lifelink to gain life