Intro
I wanted to try black for infect but I didn't realize someone else already did this :/
But the dude who top 8'd also played blue and 8 hierarchs and I don't have the guts to do so lol
Also, I can run choke if I don't run blue (because I wouldn't need the blue as much anymore), but I could consider running blue and choke anyways because I really only need blue to cast Blighted Agent, but then again losing a mana just to do so is pretty bad
they also didn't use any Fatal Push or Thoughtseize and I like those cards so I'll add them
Considerations about some cards
idk if I need Abrupt Decay or Assassin's Trophy, the former is if I don't want them to counter but the latter is for cards abrupt doesn't hit.
But if abrupt can't hit it, then I'll probably lose anyways lol so I probably only need abrupt.
But if I have abrupt, do I really need Gemrazer? Abrupt is faster, can't be countered, and would hit artifacts or enchantments I'd probably want to hit.
But do I really need either of them?????? If i wanted removal, probably Fatal Push or Dismember is surely enough? I need to play more to figure out what non-creature threats exist and if they do exist, if it is enough to keep 2cmc+ removal in (i need the deck to be fast af!!!).
Thoughtseize is kinda like a better Gitaxian Probe, ok maybe not better because it isn't free and it doesn't cycle itself, but I can see if it is safe to do stuff lol (Peek is probably not good enough to run lol)
The main reason I wanted to run black was for Fatal Push and Thoughtseize (and later I realized Abrupt Decay is useable now lol), but I realize now that Phyrexian Crusader is crazy good if it sticks vs red and/or white decks. Plague Stinger is pretty bad I noticed (especially if they have fliers too, then the card becomes kinda cheeks) so I see why the dude went into blue for the unblockable dude, I might want to consider it as well.
Reasoning for running x card instead of y
Snakeskin Veil vs Blossoming Defense
I ran the latter initially, but I realized I always just used to as a protection spell so I think it is better to run veil to keep the buff. I am even considering going down some vines to get more veils because I really use vines as a protection spell as well lol
Why does the sb not include Endurance or Force of Vigor???
Because I am broke lol. I got the budget replacements tho!!!!
