You could replace the rare dual lands with some common tapped dual lands, and it would still function, but it would be less competitive because we'll have to play off-curve sometimes
It is a huge mana sink, but with infinite mana or a large amount of it, you mostly guarantee a loss of life enough to kill the table after they run out of permanents
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade Chishiro, the Shattered Blade is all about stacking auras, equipment, and counters to keep the pressure on
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is a bad time for Magic: The Gatherings characters, but a very good time for players Toxic, but not in a bad way
Farideh's Fireball was first released in the set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, illustrated by Josu Hernaiz
Protect Your Combos You have to follow your upkeep and tap down five mana, but its really worth it when you can stop something really bad from happening for just zero mana