Now that there are two Marks writing for the site, I don't know which one to tell you to email
Don't be afraid to keep a Dragon Fire in your opening hand if your curve looks good and you have plenty of cards to add to your inkwell
It's important to recognize that it primarily isn't a combo deck, and that the strength of the deck is in its flexibility since after the first couple of turns you can reasonably play aggressively or defensively and either way will be backed up by the looming threat of the Excruciator combo
hard to get something that's stuck to a land without land destruction, and if left untapped, you can always just get the card back, potentially baiting it out
The cycle of Circles of Protection and Healing Salve got reprinted for white
The cards stats are just fine three strength and three willpower but its ability, Dont Insult My Intelligence, is ideal for a ruby ink deck due to the fact that it gains you a lore every time one of your characters challenges another