I enjoyed this episode; it made me think about my Priestess. In that spellbook I play creatures and keep them alive while whittling down my opponent's threats until I can kill my opponent off. A Bridge Troll with 2+ Armor tokens is just a beast to kill, particularly if the Priestess has a Minor Heal prepared. Once I'm throwing ~30 dice/round, I can usually kill my opponent pretty quickly. Often you don't even need that many control spells in order to deal with enemy threats if you want to play a more controlling plan, you can use creatures to guard in order to protect yourself and to kill off their creatures. I'm not sure whether to call that control or board dominance, which is what I've been calling it, but it's control-ish regardless.