Sure, there is combat damage to deal with, but thats not the main method of killing creatures in Standard
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As a sorcery, you may pay the mana cost of a locked door to unlock it.) Enchantment - Room Omenpath Journey When this enchantment enters, search your library for up to five land cards that have different names, exile them, then shuffle
This whole interaction of shuffling your library after you play Brainstorm is very common, and one of the main reasons to play this blue spell
Hypnotic Strength is really your only reliable draw so is a must-keep
For example, [c]Kess, Dissident Mage[/c]s color identity is blue-black-red, because its mana cost consists of those three colors