What happened is I tried to make that deck. And that deck required a certain amount of ramp to get there quickly. It also required a bit of luck. So to help get to those end game 9\9 Auric Runehammer, I set up the early game and liked it so much I based the deck on what it does.
it's ok to lose the early game and take damage as long as you gain some life back, then at the midgame, get damage through with Vara, Vengeance-Seeker and Inquisitor Makto
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