Basically, if our Shrines stick on the battlefield, we can beat just about any deck in the format, but when they don't thanks to our opponent's incidental removal, our deck doesn't do much of anything
For more details, see "Timing" on pp.29-32
On a brighter note, artifacts and enchantments are typically not as frequently removed as creatures, so these cards have a good chance at sticking around for a while
The simplest way to do this is to repeatedly double the counters on your modular creatures
Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) Sorcery Sorcery (CTRL to add secondary) Sideboard Dazzling Sphinx Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card
Through this, youll reliably have access to your best options, as well as the resources needed to cast them