Prophecy was right on the edge of playabiliy and will be the next place I go when looking to expend on reds removal range
Sadly, the alternate mode of "kill a creature with converted mana cost 3 or less" is generally going to be better than the Charms options
They exile Simian Spirit Guide to cast Fireflux Squad and attacking me down to 10, choosing not to exile Magus of the Moon with Fireflux Squads ability
one of the hardest things to grasp about Magic, in my experience, has always been the fact that just about any rule you care to name can be deliberately ignored or circumvented by using the right cards at the right time
But for a card like Shadow of the Grave, if you previously discarded an instant but chose to play it with madness and only then did it go into your graveyard, it doesnt count as discarded for the effect
In the right combo decks, hes the solution that keeps your must-have characters alive