With this game mode, for the same price as a booster, you will win: 2 to 4 rares / mythics 6 to 14 uncommon cards 8 to 16 common cards So 24 cards , for 1000 golds only
I highly recommend going Red/Blue (Izzet) because that gives you access to the best coin flip cards and to some of the best artifact tutors to consistently find Krark's Thumb each game
Camellia, the Seedmiser is a great addition for this creature type, as it gives evasion, namely menace, to all your Squirrels and grows them by putting a +1/+1 counter on each of them you control
Another common strategy is to gas up your opponents creatures with cards like Sheltering Ancient and Evolutionary Escalation, then turn around and use Mob Rule or Insurrection to close out the game
Expropriate Expropriate costs 9 mana, but it's heavily played in formats like Brawl where you can let your opponent choose between you taking another turn or stealing your opponents permanents