The downfall of many a deck is the fact that people go a little too hard on a theme and, as a result, end up with a deck thats great, but completely lacking in interaction, and thats bad
Past in Flames is a staple in both Modern and Legacy, Cabal Therapy is a Legacy all-star, Conflagrate has finished many a game for Modern Dredge, Ancient Grudge is a sideboard staple, and the list goes on, including Lingering Souls, Roar of the Wurm, Dread Return, Unburial Rites, Desperate Ravings, Deep Analysis, and Faithless Looting
Birds of Paradise's original art is from Mark Poole, an MTG artist who has become one of the game's most storied contributors
Many of the myr have tap-to-activate activated abilities, meaning you can tap them as mana abilities or other utility effects before combat and only risk something safe like a Darksteel Myr
Most likely, Jester's Mask's user will choose a new hand of unneeded lands and/or weak spells for the opponent, which can set them very far behind
Leonardo da Vinci I love that he cares about Thopters