You can still burn or counter anything you need to to stay alive in the early game, and then once Niv-Mizzet, VisionaryNiv-Mizzet, Visionary comes down, the burn spell you have left over is a draw spell
I will mention Modern applications if I believe the card has some
Turns out, that was just the trial run, and by evolving the boss monster introduced in the last set into something new and even more powerful, maybe were on the cusp of Ashened becoming a deck with a viable competitive strategy
You can buff all those tokens with Scurry of Gremlins, and you can finish off your opponent with burns from cards like Aether Revolt and Synth Eradicator Are Energy Counters Permanent
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