Dies to Removal

Think about for a bit and you can probably figure it out would be the long answer.

The short answer is that it punches your guys through courser/carayatid while doubling up as a counterspell for removal.

Jsilv's MBA:

[deck]4 Bloodsoaked Champion
4 Tormented Hero
4 Gnarled Scarhide
4 Mardu Skullhunter
3 Spiteful Returned
4 Herald of Torment
2 Mogis's Marauder

4 Hero's Downfall
4 Thoughtseize
4 Sign in Blood
2 Murderous Cut

8 fetches
12 swamp
1 urborg[/deck]

My MBA:

[deck]4 Bloodsoaked Champion
4 Gnarled Scarhide
3 Tormented Hero
4 Pain Seer
4 Mardu Skullhunter
2 Spiteful Returned
4 Herald of Torment
3 Mogis's Marauder

4 Hero's Downfall
2 Bile Blight
2 Sign in Blood

4 Thoughtseize

20 Lands[/deck]

My list is untested as is. The original version was -2 sign in blood, +2 land and was also made before cut and Grim Harspux where revealed.