The color of the next card isn't white, or green, blue, red, or even black, it's Purple
Add a bit of direct burn to the face, and it quickly becomes clear that red wants to end you early and hard
(When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) Legendary Creature - Cleric Zombie Nim Deathmantle Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has intimidate, and is a black Zombie
This plus a single Bloom Hulk makes a 4/3 trample, which is a solid deal for a two drop and a bit of work
[17-126H] Rursan Reaver Water1 is paid at the point of resolution
Its still somewhat of an average budget deck clocking in at under $200, but thats mainly due to the mono-color mana base