Once you have a solid base of mana and (ideally) some card draw abilities, you can start looking for one of your combos to set up
I have attended and still attend many Magic: The Gathering conventions and events, where I buy thousands of cards, from Lightning Bolt to Black Lotus
Wood Elves is forever a staple in green thanks to tutoring a land type allowing us to grab a Shockland or Triome and putting it in without a tapped clause
You play it, like Eye of Nowhere, as a blue mana denial card
But unless you've got enough creatures on board to win with a Halo Fountain, you're not realistically getting to 15 loyalty counters without your opponents interfering first

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