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All of that isnt that hard to do, especially when black has access to a ton of draw power and all of the best tutor effects

5) Waylay Much better when it could be played at the end of an opponent's turn, giving you a bunch of 2/2 hasted creatures for your next attack phase, but still a potent creature killer

They even combo together -as long as we have enough mana and cards to discard- to clear bigger threats as for 2 mana we can do 1 damage and place a -1/-1 counter on target creature, for 4 mana 2 damage and 2 -1/-1 counters, and so on

Mark Rosewater himself has commented that while the mechanic was beloved by many, its logistical issues made it too clunky for regular use