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A chapter ability doesn't trigger if a lore counter is put on a Saga that already had a number of lore counters greater than or equal to that chapter's number

You can even abuse the persist in a selection of ways to prolong the irritation of his existence

As an example, heres a Power 9 Series winning list of Brian DeMars, using every one of those cards alongside his playset of Thoughtseize: Creatures (2) Lands (16) Spells (42) 1 Sensei's Divining Top 1 Tendrils of Agony 4 Brainstorm 1 Fastbond 2 Mana Drain 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Duress 4 Force of Will 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Gush 1 Mind's Desire 4 Merchant Scroll 1 High Tide 1 Chain of Vapor 1 Black Lotus 1 Lotus Petal 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Empty the Warrens 4 Thoughtseize Theres even a Fastbond plus an Ancient Grudge in the sideboard, so it doesnt really count as a Grixis deck!

Gran-Gran and Tablet of Discovery let you ramp into Jeskai Revelation, one of the most powerful spells in Standard

There is a book of stories, a "lorebook", and a tool called an "inkcaster" that allows Illumineers to take the magical ink to create glimmers from the lorebook