There are board wipes and single-target removal spells aplenty, there are Fog effects, and there are solitaire-style combo wins all make combat much more difficult to pull off
I particularly enjoy the instant ones
The combination of useful upfront from the five life it gives you and the ability to generate advantage over time is actually kind of a nice package, particularly if you can play a single copy (whether maindeck or sideboard) to tutor up with Priest of the Wakening Sun or look for with Commune with Dinosaurs
Sure, Populate was fine in Standard - this article from 2013 is a nice snapshot of the kinds of things I was doing with Voice of Resurgence at the time, and Ryan did a lot of work with the build
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You can also include decks of your own to play the Illumineers Quest and there is no limit to players in the game
