A combo package becomes too large when its extra cards create more dead draws than useful assembly paths. Learn how to count line pieces, support, redundancy, tutors, and protection separately.
Learn how to scan an MTG decklist for hidden loops, verify that an alleged combo actually works, and decide whether to embrace, disclose, or remove it.
Combo redundancy is not simply adding more combos or tutors. It is the deliberate use of shared pieces, valid substitutes, and overlapping lines that give a deck more ways to assemble a win without wasting slots.