This is a reasonably quick and reliable threat that shuts down a vast amount of potential aggression against you
Harmonic Sliver There are usually a lot of powerful artifacts and enchantments hanging around in Commander games, from benign but handy cards like mana rocks, to game-changing cards like Smothering Tithe
When combined with White Suns Zenith or Felidar Retreat, Jinnie Fay, Jetmirs Second can easily be the core of any dog tribal deck, despite none of those cards actually being dogs
It is not the quickest win but it is still a strong one whatever you face
That's what drawing cards is all about: gaining more options, more answers, and ensuring you don't miss a beat
The old flavor text was spot on: More than one mage was driven insane by the sound of the Millstone relentlessly grinding away