You need to spend your first few turns playing cards like Mickey Mouse, Detective, Gramma Tala, Storyteller, and the song One Jump Ahead in order to ramp up your inkwell faster than your opponent
The important bit is that unlike other artifact vehicles, these will not need to be crewed
Your Walking Ballista needs at least two +1/+1 counters on it, but thanks to the enchantment, you can cast it for X=1 and pick up an extra counter from Scales
No doubt, assembling them wont be easy, but some promo codes can provide you with a much-needed boost
I brought a micrometre caliper to the card store I frequented and bought around seven booster packs
Importantly, the goal isnt to tear down your opponent (in Magic you normally started with 20 life the similarities are strong) but instead to race towards story enlightenment