Furthermore, Id have to give him a life back at upkeep to avoid death myself, pushing him back out of Firecraft range
You can only activate 1 "Time Decay" per turn i shorten the effect since your version is needlessly complicated that fact that regardless how its destroyed it will return the monster nonetheless with reduced stat so its kinda like spell version of "Time Magic Hammer" with added bonus of stat reduction upon return but also weaker since this required to be face-up constantly while hammer is lingering timed effect that works regardless even if its removed
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Slap on cards like Bloodforged Battle-Axe and Goldvein Pick and your combat step generates additional Clues to ensure the Senator attacks again the following turn