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Deathtouch will both make it more likely that those creatures are getting through for consistent chip damage, and will also have us trading up with our various Elvish VisionariesElvish Visionariess and Viridian EmissariesViridian Emissaries
Hellbent - As long as you have no cards in hand, if a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead
Spark Double + Irenicuss Vile Duplication Spark Double and Irenicus's Vile Duplication are Quantum Misalignment but easier on the mana
If you have a 5-card hand with 0, 1, or 5 lands you probably failed anyway
Card draw in black always comes with a price, and lots of black decks actually want a bit of life loss while theyre at it