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Lastly they are pretty nasty to get countered and you really don't want to have to worry about your support stuff getting countered in a way that can ruin you

In other words, Elvish Mystic cannot generate more than one mana a turn unless some other card causes it to untap

It wasn't that long ago that most combo decks were built around spells (think Storm and Ad Nauseam), but now, many combos are creature-based, like Melira, Sylvok Outcast and Kitchen Finks or Devoted Druid and Vizier of Remedies

You can have more, but I recommend sticking as close to 40 cards as possible while aiming for a ratio of 24 playable cards to 16 lands, adjusting for your curve as you see fit