The decision to discard your hand is made during the resolution of the ability, so there is no opportunity for an opponent to respond between choosing to discard your hand and drawing cards
At first I thought it was just information overload
Discard was used to force the opponent to overcommit to the table or to clear a path, after which the board was wiped and the resulting card advantage let you slowly finish off a helpless opponent
At every step, players must draw on their critical thinking skills to calculate the perfect strategy, predict the oncoming attack, and outwit their opponent
Moonshaker Cavalry is a great payoff for having a large battlefield, as it'll give all your creatures a massive stat boost, usually enough to win the game the turn you play it
A Voltron build would be more appropriate here, stacking auras and equipment on your commander and beating down