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At worst, its counter something unless they pay two and the choosing of the spell might get around a few corner cases

Where it gets really interesting, though, is when you consider the sheer amount of cards that can combo with it

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Eventually, your opponents life totals will get low enough that they have to let you draw the cards, at which point the Gearhulk has done its job

Similarly, you can respond to activations of Planeswalkers like Karn, the Great Creator, rendering them useless

And, eventually, those little "chump" blockers get Prowessed up to be being big attackers