I don't recommend having your card out raw unless you're inspecting or cleaning it
You may spot that there is a companion in this deck, Lurrus of the Dream Den, which requires each permanent in your deck to cost two mana or less
Despite how hard it might be to execute, players will try to use cards like Role Reversal to switch control of Nine Lives, with their opponent and steal a win
Not only does this creature protect itself, but it provides each other Merfolk you control with Ward 1, making them also more difficult to remove
X-spells synergize with mana production capabilities, and between production fromGlaring Fleshraker and Eldrazi Spawn tokens, you can fire off a very powerful spell
Outnumber falls in this camp too, but is cheap and is a late- game card that can be set up and deserves a few slots, since the deck is as removal-light as is