Early turns generate cards from cheap spells opponents cant afford to tax, while equipment and pump effects follow, increasing the tax rate to prohibitive levels
Spellrune Painter / Spellrune Howler I like Spellrune Painter / Spellrune Howler theoretically
Its not a particularly strong effectgiving your creatures +1/+0 for 3 mana is a tough sellbut it does have one major thing going for it
Mitch also uses Machamp, but with plenty of other Fighting mons and only 4 Bills as draws, it'll be tough for him to get things in the right order, so make sure to snipe the Machop when they come up
Mass of Ghouls This card did see a reprint in Tenth Edition
Endless Ranks of HYDRA is a sorcery that makes a 2/1 menacing Villain token for each opponent, and it returns to your hand whenever your commander enters or attacks so you can keep recasting it