this will keep growing your board and keeping your hand stocked
Limited independent performance capacity - The pure "Time Thief" engine doesn't provide a significant amount of card advantage, meaning the Deck often requires use of supplementary archetypes and/or "free agent" cards to get the ball rolling when it comes to providing necessary monsters for setup
Unfortunately, it's also excruciatingly difficult to get
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You can set it at one to shut off cheap spells like Lightning Bolt, Thoughtseize, or even Ragavan and hit many Modern decks hard
They often have a high Speed stat, a respectable Special Attack, and a decent Special Defense
