The first category often needs more work than the second
One possibility is to cast Apocalypse, a card that gets rid of everything, including your hand, leaving you only with Barren Glory, but that needs to be done on your upkeep, so there are options like Leyline of Anticipation or Emergence Zone to give these spells flash
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with fetch lands and cantrips, that might not even be necessary for this to be solid, though you really want some value off the mill
Azorius Merfolk Merfolk wants you to play to the board to enable Convoke spells and utilize the bonuses many Merfolk give you when they are being tapped
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