Losing a creature a turn is a hard pill for an opponent to swallow, especially once it costs you no investment past the initial one mana and one card
You cant discard cards straight from your library, battlefield, or exile
Filling your graveyard with Surveil on top of regular spellcasting, it's easy to quickly load your graveyard to unleash a devastating amount of damage while whittling away your opponents' creatures
The Verdict On one hand, I really like this deck and the fact that the energy theme makes it stick out from every other precon
A massive blue enchantment, this card makes each player feel like an ancient wizard of incredible power and forces them to have just about as much fun as possible with their instants and sorceries
But the core idea of using creature cards as removal has only become stronger over time and in decks which are built around the assassin type, there are ways to make murder even more rewarding