That wasnt always the case, of course, as can be discovered by anyone who reads the Magic: The Gathering novel Rath and Storm
Whenever I come up against Edgar Markov, he typically doesn't even hit the battlefield until well after turn six, because players tend to build up dangerous board states before bringing him out
9 Quantum Quandrix Land Ahoy Quantum Quandrix suffers from trying to stuff too many mechanics into a single deck , with no real identity shining through at the end
Equip your weapons, enchant your armies, and grow your creatures to defeat your opponents with epically enhanced abilities
Armageddon Armageddon is the OG mass land destruction, followed by Ravages of War
The obvious combo is with evolve creatures, but any way you can manage to add counters to your creatures will feed this machine