Whether or not Venerated Rotpriest ends up a four-of in Infect reminds to be seen - usually Im the guy dying to Infect, rather than killing opponents with poison counters, so I'm not an Infect expert by any means, but at a minimum the new one-drop offers enough upside and unique lines that Infect players will try it, and I wouldnt be surprised to see some number of Venerated Rotpriests stick in the deck
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I could also see these abilities just being enough to hang in a lot of Peasant Cubes, and realistically, this card would be kind of busted if it only cost two mana to cast it upfront
Finally, the deck features a variety of spells which will trigger numerous abilities but are also powerful including Shore Up (creature protection), Otterball Antics (otter token, flashback), Pearl of Wisdom (draw), Blooming Blast (direct damage), and more
Magic: The Gathering kicked off 2025 last week with the reveal of Aetherdrift, the first big set of cards releasing this year
