Its at its best in a two-color deck, though three-color decks can make it work while your opponents have no idea what hit them
Rootwater Thief Invitational/World Championship Winner : Mike Long Tournament : 1999 Magic Invitational Whilst Rootwater Thief was probably a card that would get merfolk players excited back in the day, this blue card sadly does not stand up to todays standards
Due to its low cost, Flash could easily be played on turn one, allowing the combo to go off immediately
And there's a very important difference between previous, more linear archetypes and these wider archetypes: you know the shape of your strategy, but not exactly what goes in it
But what if certain cards let you win outside the rules
The reason it sees so much play is that it is doing two things that are well paired, both stalling the game and it is never a dead or even that weak of a card in any given matchup