I knew my opponent from discord but never met him inperson
I think the proactive route with Eldrazi Monument might be better in the more casual pods that I'm trying to run this in as it's permanent protection from board wipes and it makes the Apostles a threat themselves with flying and the +1 power buff
This way, as it switches in, you can attach the free Fire Energy and the energy from the Flame Patch to attack right away
It can be tricky as it enters tapped and is sacrificed upon use, but as its a 5-color card you can combine this with a few different instant kill effects to take out the table at once
When two cards are exiled and melded, they each leave the battlefield, then return together as one new object with no relation to either of the objects that left the battlefield
Around 100 cards still need to be cut to make the deck viable, which means its time for some tough love