Specifically against Affinity, a deck which has recently been seeing more play and has even managed to top 8 the last Modern Challenge, destroying two artifacts very early can prevent them from even playing their Thought Monitor, Thoughtcast, Sojourners Companions and other cards since they will lack the necessary amount of Artifacts to enable Affinity
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There are also some notable reprints in the deck, including Commander's Plate, Shadowsper, Embercleave, and Chandra's Ignition
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Phabines generosity also ensures it isnt always going to be a priority target though crafty opponents will let the Parley effect resolve, then kill Phabine at instant speed to strip haste away from newly created tokens in order to prevent them from attacking