Against Sinkhole, Stone Rain, an ill-timed Balance, Ice Storm, and Armageddon, leverage those six counter spells to your advantage
(Exile that card and pay its embalm cost: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie in addition to its other types and has no mana cost Embalm only as a sorcery.)
Little decisions like this arent accidental
Obviously, using Noctiss final ability, you can set things up so that Noctis enters during combat and lets you attach an equipment for free
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Furthermore, Grist can grind out an endless stream of blockers or threats while being difficult to remove using cards that are normally good against creature decks (Prismatic Ending and Unholy Heat aside)