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You cant remove more than one +1/+1 counter from Noosegraf Mob at once to get more Zombie tokens, and you cant choose not to remove a counter

In this deck, youd frequently hit a pocket of medium cards, maybe your Dragonlord Ojutai dies, and youd have to shift gears

For example, a card that destroys all red creatures is normally of limited use because you dont know what colour(s) your opponent is playing beforehand and it is only valuable in a metagame where many players run red cards

Herald of Eternal Dawn can be a nice surprise threat, especially against red aggro and creature aggro in general, as these decks regularly lack the means to get rid of a 6/6