On a 1, Strategy, Schmategy has no effect
The mana curve is generally bell-shaped, with a few one-mana cards, then more two- to four-mana cards before going back down again once you get above that

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He did always have a habit of disappearing at key moments, but we can get around this with a blink spell to return him to the battlefield