Each color being printed separately gives us room for errors to happen at each color
Beyond these, however, are a bunch of other options that are much more tenuous, but very exciting all the same
It was and probably still is the best six mana mass removal spell on offer
All of these things work to ensure you find a discard outlet, creatures, and reanimation spells
There are no guarantees of course, but I could really see Affinity being a new player in Standard post-Aetherdrift.
Thoughtseize represents a way to trade resources quickly and efficiently, and once you can force that Galerider Sliver to stand on its own, your more powerful cards will win their individual battles