obviously you want to save your Means to an End for when you can get value of it.
You want to have played some Stoneshaker or have a Grasping at Shadows in your hand before you start discarding like a mad man. You do this in order to ressurect a Vara, Fate-Touched at some point. After that you get insane value from Shadowlands Guide. When you have a full board and atleast 1 (better 2) Vara, Fate-Touched start wiping it with Infernal Tyrant and it's GG
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