Since all the combos require my commander to instantly win, a quick n' easy way to do this would be just to swap Niv-Mizzet, Parun out with a noncombo commander and call it a day: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius is a straightforward swap if you still want to keep The Firemind in your command zone, or you can switch to another Spellslinger commander like Kaza, Roil Chaser
Knowledge Exploitation Commanders like Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive or Bilbo, Retired Burglar benefit a lot from running Knowledge Exploitation due to their nature to hit their opponents with ease
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Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures your opponents control
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As it happens, Hydroelectric Specimen can redirect spells on ETB, and while most of the time youll use it as a land, there are niche scenarios when you benefit from its ability to change the target of a removal spell