While The Star Ham offers decent utility and graveyard recursion, there are overall better Synchro monsters available that can provide more impactful effects or support the deck's strategy more effectively, such as Shooting Quasar Dragon or Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon
When Randy Buehler ran a Gauntlet of Greatness for No-Banned-List Modern, unsurprisingly, it was two Skullclamp decks that met in the finals
While distinct in critical ways, Connive harkens back to one of my least-liked mechanics since Ive started writing about Magic design: Explore
First, activate the spell Legend of Heart, which makes you pay 2000 life points, tribute a warrior-type monster, and then banish 3 Legendary Dragon spells from your hand or graveyard
Isshin, Two Heavens as One doesnt work with exert because exert itself isnt a triggered ability, and the abilities that are triggered by it are triggered by exert and not because of attacking
He may not block your True-Name Nemesis, since he doesnt control it