Some players just arent interested in the codes at all, particularly collectors and kids at league, and trading decently for them is another great way to get a collection
Abrupt Decay Abrupt Decay isnt unconditional removal but its very close
When I first started buying collections, I used to feel bad making offers far lower than the buyer's asking price
If you want to kill through combat damage, you can turn Volrath into either Cultivator of Blades or Wild Beastmaster and give all your other creatures +7/+7 when attacking, or go for an infect kill by turning Volrath into Jodah's Avenger, using its ability to give him double strike, but before the ability resolves turn into Blighted Agent to attack as a 6/4 unblockable infect double strike one-shot
It's like having a secret stash you can tap for two mana, catapulting you ahead on the land drop curve
Mystic Forge and things like Helm of Awakening already give you access to almost infinite storm count and card draw, which paired with your commander gives you some faster and additional card draw