self damage cards mtg Fun fact: Using Self-Destruct on Melek, Reforged Researcher, will not kill it. : r/MagicArena MTGNexus - Self-destructive Purge

The idea behind that argument was that Stoneforge Mystic would either restrict the design of any new equipments, or eventually be banned again if more powerful equipments were to be released

On the subject of combos, Horseshoe Crab and Gilder Bairn are the final pieces of a few infinite combos in the deck

While the more expensive version of this deck runs the very expensive Floodborn Clarabelle, this deck can do without her by just including Remember Who You Are which also lets you draw as many cards as your opponent has

The gates give you ways to control the board, namely Gates Ablaze to keep the board under wraps and Guild Summit to help tear through your deck, which is critical to help you chain Nexus of Fates

Bumbleflower, leader of Peace Offering, a Bant Group Hug deck that lets other people draw cards when you cast spells