(To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card
Board wipes can deal damage to all creatures, exile them, or return everything to their owner's hands
Aura-based removal is worse when creatures remain valuable, such as through cards like [casthaven]Wretched Gryff[/casthaven] and [casthaven]Aviary Mechanic[/casthaven] (but better alongside cards like [casthaven]Auramancer[/casthaven] and [casthaven]Thassa, God of the Sea[/casthaven])
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Post-board games also tend to be slightly slower, as your opponents bring in sideboard hate and try to play conservatively around the powerful answer theyve brought in