An easy way to make it to the end game is to incentivize attacking other people, and Curse of Verbosity does exactly that
Although theyre not really taxes, you can also look at things like Ruric Thar, the Unbowed, Kambal, Consul of Allocation, or Kaervek the Merciless
But in FINAL FANTASY VI, the heroes are merely scattered across the world, not dead
If that player has more cards in hand than you, draw cards equal to the difference
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager [Best Transforming Planeswalker] Nicol Bolas earns his reputation because hes dangerous before and after transforming
Rhystic Study triggers off of every spell being cast, so the more you try to do, the more cards the controller of Rhystic Study draws