Arranging your cards in this fashion is the standard at Grand Prix and Pro Tour events, and it makes it a lot easier to see what resources each player has so it's a good habit to get into right from the start
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.) Desert's Hold (Enchant creature When Desert's Hold enters the battlefield, if you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, you gain 3 life
The honest risk: the top picks already carry a premium over their original shelf price, so youre buying strength, not a bargain
The Interaction Heres what your deck does best
Since this leaves a blocker behind, its drawback is relevant for aggressive decks, but Im cautiously optimistic
There are also many Rakdos creatures that care about creatures dying such as Mahadi, Emporium Master and Garna, Bloodfist Of Keld