You have cards like the Pain Lands that come into play untapped, or the Shock Lands that you can use untapped if you need to
The spellslinger archetype has plenty of depths, with token decks, burn decks, and storm decks all comfortably falling within the limitations of extracting the most value from your instants and sorceries (with some modern cards including other noncreature spells), so theres a little something for everybody
That said, when considering in-person (IRL) events, Id probably stick with Broodscale Combo
Although we'll have to wait for more Magic: The Gathering previews to be sure, I'd find it strange if the other halves of these couples didn't show up as potential Partners for them
Depending on the metagame post-rotation and Edge of Eternities, Vivi may even become a Standard staple, too
When fetches start settling around $10, [card]Sorin, Solemn Visitor[/card] drops to under $15, [card]Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker[/card] fluctuates to around $20, and [card]Clever Impersonator[/card] (non-foils) tank to around $6, the non-hyped rares sitting at $2-5 will have a chance to see an increase according to how Standard settles