Zach Allen did precisely this, posting an undefeated day one and finishing as the runner up at the SCG Cleveland Modern Open a few weeks ago with his take on Esper Control
"Evenly Matched" can prove devastating against the engine, as due to the game rule preventing a token from being banished face-down, a player will be forced to banish all cards on the field except the token if the opponent activates "Evenly Matched" from the hand.
For the sake of being a nerd, the party in FFVI could be in front or back rows, with this showing what looks to be Relm and Gau in the back and Cyan and Terra in the front row
Finally, there is Deskbot 009 which pairs well with 004 as it is a level nine monster and allows one to add all the ATK of Deskbot monsters on the field to 009
This often means new cards, characters, and game mechanics, but soon the game will also be expanded to feature two new card rarity types: Epic and Iconic
Simic Sky Swallower / Sagu Mauler You can't win the game without dropping someone's life down to 0, unless you have a funky win-con or milling thing going on, but not generally