Never have been, and yet The Infamous Cruelclaw makes me look at my pile of Rakdos bulk and question if I can accomplish the impossible (for me)
Oftentimes your opponent can only remove one attacking creature, and that creature is likely to be the one with the Plating equipped, so having two black mana lying around via Glimmervoid, Mox Opal, or Springleaf Drum to move the Plating to another unblocked creature helps you keep the pressure on
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That artifact gains haste until end of turn
If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.) Instant Color tag templates(None) Resculpt Exile target artifact or creature
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) If damage would be dealt to Phyrexian Hydra, prevent that damage