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Someone will want to target remove it
Decks that are hyper lean, like Murktide, Hammer, and Cascade-based decks are all vulnerable to Spell Pierce because they are using so much of their mana every turn from the start of the game that it is genuinely difficult to not find an acceptable use for Spell Pierce
Her face value seems strong, until your playgroup will realize there are very few cards available in blue in regards to whenever an opponent attacks (not you), something happens
its great when youre attacking, but it can cause some real blowouts before blockers during an opponents combat step
Now that we've had a quick glance at the list and what it aims to do, let's do a deeper analysis of the deck and see how well it accomplishes its goals