The ramp now contributes to our strategy, and we have some better removal, better card draw, and a slightly lower curve of creatures super important for an aggressive deck
Its hard to know if costing just 1 mana instead of being 2 mana with a minor upside is enough for us to want to play this
And there's Vile Deacon , who attacks for a lot and combos nicely with the Starlit Sanctum for a second chance or a quick kill
Removal Glen Elendra Archmage, Wickerbough Elder, and Scavenging Ooze are all-stars in our Counter-themed deck, but there are others as well
Purple also takes edicting from black, and then dabbles in enchantment removal and direct damage
Green Goblin, Nemesis Green Goblin, Nemesis takes the chaos of discarding and turns it into pure value