mtg black energy cards Best to pick up now? : r/magicTCG Sacrifice a creature MTGNexus - Negative Energy Flood

Although low on power and toughness, as its name implies, it enters the game with eight separate revival counters on it

Couple this with his Bodyguard and your opponent will find difficulty taking him out early without some form of removal or some specific cards such as Maui - Hero to All (Enchanted)

Weve seen the occasional Commander/Universes Beyond card get tried out in Magics Legacy format recently, stuff like Forth Eorlingas

If you can make use of the discarded cards, hey, even better

I think subtlety would have been a much better direction

While its rare to get excited about counterspells in Limited, its more important in the Dimir deck to protect encoded creatures and assets