March of Otherworldly Light solves that problem, allowing you to have maindeck removal that deals with artifacts, creatures, or enchantments
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That said, forcing some bad combat choices with first strike is also possible, so while Im not high on the card, its not a bad card by any means
By always sacrificing the most expensive thing, the opponents choice is largely removed unless they have two of the same mana value permanents to choose from
Cards like Old Gnawbone can help you use the buffed creatures to generate even more mana, synergizing with the +1/+1 counters
It requires artifacts and creatures with useful tap abilities to really take off, but theres an artifact deck out there just waiting for someone to put a spell on the stack