WotC correctly determined that annihilator is about as fun as a stubbed toe, so Ulamog 2.0 dropped the mechanic altogether in favor of exiling 20 cards on attacks
It is a game packed with 30 years of history and a deeply passionate playerbase still drafting decks to this day.
Im not going to tell anyone how to have fun here, and I respect Serge a lot and in his playgroup, perhaps they enjoy tight gameplay that gets them through lots of turns quickly but 45 minutes seems woefully inadequate
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Of course, the Dragon gets exiled afterwards, but is a small price to pay in order to summon a massive winged beastie to fly straight at your opponents dome
Develop Your Brain is often used in late-game control decks to filter and find the key cards needed to set up their win condition