With less of a focus on low-cost characters than Amber/Amethyst and fewer heavy hitters than Sapphire/Steel, Emerald/Ruby places a big emphasis on solid mid-range options
In the instance that youre creating four Food Tokens, Mondrak would make that eight
While Firkraag does care about dragons, I think he lends himself more to a deck built around controlling combat similar to Kitt Kanto, Mayhem DivaKitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva or Marisi, Breaker of the CoilMarisi, Breaker of the Coil
That said, Leviathan is one of the returning Summons of the series, often one of the primary ones, since it is attached to water
Financially, the biggest problem with Born of the Gods is how poor the rares are
The results of that damage are the player loses 2 life and gets a poison counter