Yawgmoth: Father of Machines First appearance: Referenced in Antiquities (1994), depicted on cards in Urzas Saga (1998) A master manipulator and the godlike ruler of Phyrexia, Yawgmoth sought to convert all life into machine perfection
Yedora is incredibly good flavor-wise
Otherwise, you can just continue to reanimate a creature, trade it in combat or sacrifice it, then get it back again next turn
The ability to draw two cards a turn, while playing a land and casting a spell each turn, quickly creates so much card advantage that the opponent cannot recover (unless they draw land removal, or an equally powerful spell such as mind twist or balance)
Satyas attack trigger allows you to attack with a copy of your most powerful creature while having the option to leave the original up as a blocker or just keep it safe from dying in combat
If you're willing to consider using proxies since they can be much cheaper, then MTG Proxy is a great place to get them