Not to mention better mana fixing and powerful staple cards like Thoughtseize and Mutavault
Sphinx of the Final Word Sphinx of the Final Word is another creature thats just incredibly difficult to get off the table
Any permanent that cares about a card being discarded, like Drake Haven or Containment Construct, will trigger when you channel a card from your hand
Here, let me give you a quick example: Prior to Invasion Block, here were the instant/sorceries that destroyed a target enchantment, in the order they were printed: Of those, only Serene Offering had an on-resolution benefit of gaining some life
In these early days of Magic, it was pretty common to have a deck name that expressed some inside joke or followed a naming convention (like the cereal convention for combo decks)
But there is one other exception: some close games will find you one Flare short of a win with the other Flare waiting in hand