Speaking personally, I'd go for a casual G/R list, with Xenagos, God of Revels/Exponential Growth/Soul's Might and a +1/+1 counters theme with Death's Presence and 'sac for red' creatures like Satyr Hedonist
Yet, it is important to find some value out of those cards when using a Starter Deck, typically their Challenge ability, as vanilla cards have decent statistics for their cost
Still a premium Manga Rare, and genuinely scarce because the Manga Rare slot is split three ways rather than concentrated on one card
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The two die rolls to set initial base power and toughness are separate and sequential
All other categories have a much smaller presence with Artifacts at 3, Sorceries at 2 and Instants a 1