The overlap of I can barely kill this card the first time they cast it with even if Im a fair deck this is going to blank a noticeable percentage of my deck is a problem, and Ive yet to find a deck that solves it
Five mana is a high price to pay when youre trying to cast lots of cheap spells quickly, but if you can ramp it out fast enough then Lier is a hugely powerful protection point for all your spells, as well as being a permanent Snapcaster Mage for your entire graveyard
Its Swords to Plowshares on a stick, which means flicker decks can have a field day controlling the board with Displacer Kitten, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, and anything else that lets them flicker it
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The end result is a deck that is low to the ground and casts lots of spells per turn, swinging in each turn to chip down life totals and then closing out the game with a combination of burn and creature combat
AFR absolutely does that, and seeing how the various themes and mechanics work together is interesting and rewarding