A "looter" is a creature that loots
In particular, Whirler pairs nicely with Era of Innovation, effectively giving you the ability to assemble your own (poor) version of Thopter Foundry / Sword of the Meek
The party is holiday-themed, complete with a cookie making competition (we provide the sugar cookies and all the fixin's) and a live game show
For gameplay, most players still sleeve DFCs (or use helper cards) depending on how their group prefers to handle reveals and transforms
Hence it hitting back here despite great card draw from your stuff dying
And as one of Magic's best infect commanders, Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon easily threatens to kill any player with one or two hits, provided that you have your poison/proliferate engine going, or a well-timed Hatred