Lifegain grinds with small value creatures like Hinterland Sanctifier and Deep-Cavern Bat while building toward Amalia Benavides Aguirre's explore engine, so racing before they stabilize their life total is key. Full Bore provides explosive reach to push through extra damage and close the game quickly. Pyroclasm sweeps their many 1-2 toughness creatures like Hinterland Sanctifier, Deep-Cavern Bat, and Starscape Cleric before they snowball lifegain triggers. Poison Dart Frog offers a reach blocker and mana fixing; we trim Might of the Meek and two Drake Hatcher since speed and board sweeping matter more than incremental value against their grindy lifegain shell.