How to get Ornithopter out turn 1
Opening Hand:
Swamp, Dark Ritual, Elvish Spirit Guide, Lotus Petal, Mana Vault, Ancestral Recall (it works), Instill Energy, Sol Ring
We will draw into the following (we have taken precautionary measures)
Buried Alive, Victimize, Crookshank Kobolds
Steps
Play swamp, lotus petal
Tap swamp for dark ritual, pay 1 into mana vault
Pitch spirit guide, sac lotus for 1 blue, tap mana vault for 3, use 1 for sol ring, tap sol ring (you should now have 4BBUG
Play ancestral recall targeting yourself
Play Crookshank Kobolds
Play buried alive (searching for Obeka Splitter of Seconds,
Bringer of the White Dawn, Ornithopter)
Victimize targeting Obeka and bringer, sacrificing Crookshank Kobolds
Play instill energy enchanting Obeka, untap, move to combat and declare attackers at any open player, dealing 2 damage and creating 2 additional upkeep phases
Beginning of upkeep phases trigger Bringer of the White Dawn bringing back our beloved Ornithopter.