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Or you could just force a draw once you reach that point, if youre truly committed to the path of non-violent resolution

Imagine youre playing a blue-red deck and you have all red creatures in your hand, but you only draw blue lands

Example: Diseased Vermin reads, in part, "At the beginning of your upkeep, Diseased Vermin deals X damage to target opponent previously dealt damage by it, where X is the number of infection counters on it." If Diseased Vermin phases out, it "remembers" how many counters it has and also which opponents it has previously damaged

It doesnt have many ways to interact or gain card advantage, it just beats down and hopes

You really need to have a good idea of whats common enough in the format to deserve a slot in your deck, though, and occasionally these cards will still be a dead draw

Allosaurus Shepherd Green has multiple ways to protect your spells from countermagic, but Allosaurus Shepherd is among the most efficient and impactful