Description

Whenever your opponent searches their library for a card, punish them for it with either a Shadow of Doubt for trying to or an Archive Trap for doing so. If you have a Ghost Quarter you can destroy an opponent's land in response to them sacrificing a fetch land and cast Shadow of Doubt for the double dirty effect of not letting them search for replacements for either land. This may leave your opponent with 1 to 2 lands on turn 3 or 4.



After nonbasic lands are in your opponent's graveyard, Extract and Extirpate them. After removing 8-12 of your opponent's lands from the game give them a Mind Funeral, because it'd be rude not to...



If the deck is playing right; an Inquisition is as powerful as a Thoughtseize without the loss of life, a Mana Leak is an outright counterspell, and an aggressively played Early Frost during your first priority within an opponent's upkeep will likely cause a dead turn for that opponent.



Familiar's Ruse combos with Snapcaster Mage to return it to your hand for more ETB flashbacks when you play it next. You can even flashback the Familiar's Ruse to do it again it you have 4 mana (1UUU). Also, a well timed Familiar's Ruse can allow you to block and unsummon your Snapcaster Mage within Combat while countering a spell.



Crabs will hopefully mill as many lands as possible to increase your Extirpate and Extraction targets. They're also blockers and will suffice as a creature for Familiar's Ruse if need be.



When you cast your first Extirpate or Surgical Extraction be sure to note all of the cards within your opponents library while you search (You can write them down if need be). This will allow your subsequent Extirpates and Surgical Extractions to be maximally effective by allowing you to know which lands have the most copies within a deck. This will increase the effectiveness of your Mind Funerals as you're thinning the concentration of the land in your opponent's library.