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(You may put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.) Exile the top two cards of your library

If you're playing a graveyard-based deck, it even sets that up as well

This is why they could work great in either a White Weenie deck or a blue/white deck focused on cheap creatures and tempo

Its still worth running, of course, but its often playing second fiddle to more robust drain engines, like Bastion of Remembrance

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After all, it still works nicely with other life loss cards like Florian, Voldaren Scion and Rakdos Lord of Riots