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They'd play artifact lands, affinity cards like Myr Enforcer and Frogmite, and cards that had synergies with artifacts like Cranial Plating, Arcbound Ravager, and Disciple of the Vault

And of course, any deck with access to Ephemerate or similar effects can threaten efficient countermagic even after the Sprite hits the board

Apocalypse Hydra I'll be the first to admit that I find hydras to be pretty boring (this may come back up in some future mythic rankings as well)

What an incredible time to be a Commander player

There you'd be able to store unneeded items with the big bird due to item storage limitations caused by the NES and Super NES (in the case of FFIV), providing a powerful ally in the process