They're not skipped until they would begin, so if Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant leaves the battlefield before that happens, the extra turns will be unaffected
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole Winning in Gruul nearly always seems to involve combat, and Anzrag can let you clear tables with something as meager as it and a 1 power creature
You can't use your other removal, because he's black, unless you have something with protection from black, in which case he's temporarily something else
As weenie creatures go, a 2/1 for one White Mana is excellent
In the process, they kill a young girl named Rydia's parents
So, gaining a repeatable source of draw for a low cost that also makes mana and eats up zero spell-slots in the rest of our 99' is an irresistible inclusion that warrants the top spot on our list