But the Whelp is one of a handful of Laccolith buddies from Nemesis that I always felt sort of enabled the creature control of that set
Vaultborn Tyrant is a green dinosaur that draws cards, gains life, and is hard to kill
or at least shows up in the Black-Blue version (e.g
Some 4-drops I'm considering (bold is 2 or more for devotion): Akuta, Born of Ash Crowd of Cinders Disciple of Bolas Erebos, God of the Dead Faceless Butcher Graveborn Muse Korlash, Heir to Blackblade Magus of the Abyss Mortivore Nightshade Assassin Paragon of Open Graves Phyrexian Obliterator (I wish) Sangromancer Skinrender Soul Snuffers Squelching Leeches Undead Warchief Vampire Nocturnus -Once I can trade up into better discard spells, such as Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek, I'll be able to make some switches there as well
Being limited to the generic or any-type support cards means only the unique abilities of the creatures included can set one such deck apart from the others
Long Goodbye is a nice foil to creatures with ward, and I certainly think it'll find a home in Black Midrange strategies
