Even if you reject Land Tax and decide to play a more stock U/W Control deck, please take away the lesson of the Land Tax mana base. A key to the success of this archetype is being able to reach four, five, and six mana without your more aggressive opponents Wastelanding you back to 1997
This is one of those decks where I would not feel ashamed playing Fireball, Comet Storm, or Banefire, because I know that the X cost in those spells can be enormous with the right board state
For example , the ultimate effect of Planeswalker Nicol Bolas is similar to this, and in Duel Decks, this card is included in Bolas' deck, and in DotP 2013 , Nicol Bolas also uses this when he appears as the final boss
Here are the five Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander decks: And here's every one of the decks' Commanders and alt-Commanders: These decks didn't cost $70, like the MTG Final Fantasy ones