Cost reduction as payoff for going wide is a gamble Im willing to take
even if you dont draw your Gearhulk, Magma Opus will likely stabilize the game if you get to cast it
Equip Ghyrson with a Basilisk Collar (or a Gorgon's Head, Gorgon Flail, or Quietus Spike) to grant him Deathtouch, and suddenly those plinks will now kill most creatures - the kind of upgrade that makes junk like a Rod of Ruin look perfectly playable
These are supported by various other situational combo lines, which layer alongside each other.2023-09-16 Kess NausOUTDATEDKess uses the turbo Grixis cards such as Ad Nauseam and Peer into the Abyss to draw into their combos, most often involving Underworld Breach and Thassa's Oracle
With how many cards I normally have in hand and having tons of mana from either Gauntlet of Power, Extraplanar Lens or Caged Sun, I can choose how long I want the game to last due to the power of blue control