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A balanced setup usually includes: Targeted removal to stop early engines and problem permanents A few board wipes to reset faster decks and punish overextension From there, close with a clear win path overwhelming flying combat, damage multipliers, or lifegain-based pressure that opponents struggle to race
Part of the deck building experience was making use of the cards you had in your collection, working with what you had to build the best deck you could from whatever you had access to
I expect to invest my July 9th column about why Golos is, in my opinion, yet another example of a badly designed Commander and I'll make the case for why I believe that Golos and similar cards are wrong for the format.
The latter is the one you need to watch out for
Since Craig Boone, Novac Guard only costs three mana, it can start getting a ton of quest counters early