The card synergizes with blink effects like Ephemerate and Teleportation Circle, letting you rack up counters faster
It can also be part of an infinite combo with Samwise the Stouthearted, if youre into that
Hammer players are figuring out where they need to be in the metagame, and as things get refined I think it will continue to climb back to a position near the top
Abrupt Decay is fantastic against low-curve control decks, or even tempo decks looking to stick a cheap threat and back it up with cheap countermagic
Infernal Spawn Of Evil While I find the joke that a cutesy rat is actually an ultra-powerful monster a relic of cringe 90s humor, I absolutely love the Infernal Spawn Of Evils ability
It provides immense flexibility because it hits multiple useful card types, and even if you mull down to 1 you're still seeing more cards than an opponent who has taken 0 mulligans