If you are not drawing cards steadily across the game, you will start to fall behind
Read: Disney Lorcana is designed to spark joy Interview In the end, I won our first game but she was only trailing a little bit behind, with 14 lore to my 20 lore
You can pay the base cost and get an effect, or pay more for the effect to get stronger
A couple of specific lands are going to help a lot too, most notably Cabal Coffers to make a lot of black mana, and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx to use our high mana value (and resulting high devotion)
I remember the shock I felt at the midpoint of Final Fantasy VI when Kefka betrayed the Emperor and cracked the land asunder (and yes, the first time I played I panicked and left Shadow behind on the Floating Continent)
Then, if an opposing creature is a Vampire or has been made one, Olivias five-mana ability can be used to take control of it for as long as she remains in play a subtle nod to her power and influence over Innistrads Vampires