what's the most expensive pokemon card in the world valuable Pokémon ever made is back under hammer for a paltry $200,000 (for now) The 10 Most Expensive Pokémon

You've got good mana fixing with Ignoble Hierarch , Rampant Growth , and the full set of Talismans , you have a decent suite of answer cards like Maelstrom Pulse and Terminate , card draw from things like Syphon Mind and Deathreap Ritual , and significant threats in the form of Broodmate Tyrant and Archon of Cruelty

You can't use your other removal, because he's black, unless you have something with protection from black, in which case he's temporarily something else

Aegis Turtle will prevent more damage than Merchant Ship will gain life

Ketria Triome Taps for a blue, cycles for a blue

Pay 1 mana, and then target player exiles the various Flashback cards in their graveyard

You might even disrupt game plans from others in the process