yugioh fusion deck Deployment Albaz and his Fusion Friends

Even though the activated ability costs more, you can play this and draw the first card before Greed comes down and does nothing, and it's easy to sneak 2 mana here and there as you hold up interaction on stuff

After all, most players find the idea of getting beaten up with their own cards obnoxious

Fiery Encore will be even more effective if youre using it to put cards into your graveyard, whether thats some big instants or sorceries to synergize with Inferno Project or Surge to Victory, or simply fodder for later reanimation in a deck with black in it

Thankfully, Wizards responded to the unexpected nerf once fans made their displeasure known, and players running mono-red decks got to keep one of their best options for Commander.