Can Bilbo Revive Affinity?

Bilbo has been showing up everywhere—but I think we may have found one of the most interesting homes for him yet.Zac and Phil take a first look at Eight Emery, a new take on the classic Artifacts Blue / Affinity Stompy shell that uses Bilbo, Emery, and Loki, God of Mischief as a redundant set of powerful artifact engines. The idea is simple: instead of relying on Thoughtcast and Thought Monitor to generate card advantage, the deck uses Bilbo and Loki alongside Emery to repeatedly recur artifacts, generate value, and grind through removal.We break down:Why Affinity has fallen off the Legacy radarThe evolution from Thoughtcast/Thought Monitor to Bilbo + LokiPinnacle Emissary and the current artifact shellUrza's Saga and Kappa CannoneerHow Loki actually worksWhy Bilbo needs help getting into combatAether Spellbomb loopsPithing Needle's role in the deckBrazen Borrower + BilboSink into Stupor as a landOdawara and legendary permanentsHow the deck handles Null RodWhether Eight Emery could be an Eternal Weekend contenderAnd most importantly:Is Eight Emery actually better than traditional Eight-Cast?