You will always need at least one left over to make your commander worth it, but in all likelihood, the amount of cards we're talking about drawing off of things like EarthquakeEarthquake means that one spell will be enough, provided Niv-Mizzet isn't removed in response
Enchantment artifacts, enchantment creatures, artifact lands, and so on
Brash Taunters two-mana fight ability makes Alexios a threat as soon as it enters
Shake it up every now and again.
Undead Unleashed Released with Innistrad: Midnight Haunt set, this zombie deck is another good entry point for beginners
Normally you wouldn't want to exert a shift target before playing a Floodborn on top of them, but in this case, Determined Defender is a Bodyguard, so it's actually advantageous for him to come out exerted