Simic leaving biology on the side for a while to become Quandrix and focus on math also feels like a logical path to follow
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Pull from Tomorrow doesnt give you the lifegain buffer as well, meaning you have to have already somewhat stabilized before taking a turn off to cast it, but the rewards are just as good
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) Creature - Wizard Faerie Color tag templates(None) Quickling Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand
Density of removal can make this worse, since it does need to survive to a combat step to do anything, but Ive been finding it to be a solid performer thus far
Sometimes all you need is to hold counterspells and pass the turn with mana open, allowing you to use your commanders activated ability if nothing happens