The degree of the decline and when will depend on the type of card, according to Eugene Smith
Wall of Blossoms and Wall of Omens are basically just colorshifted versions of one another, and both Elvish Visionary and Spirited Companion are similar (though are slightly different)
The Back-up Combo (Plan B) I mentioned some cards being used in a back-up combo but unlike the above combo, this one requires four-cards Sai, Master Thopterist, Myr Retriever, Scrap Trawler, and Ashnods Altar
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The main advantage of this method is that the flour does not harm the coating of the card and cannot destroy it when cleaning
The fact that the second card is so loosely restricted, and Force is so universal (and technically hard-castable) makes it playable in any fair blue deck, and so gives a large portion of the format the necessary panic button to discourage super-aggressive combo