However, decks that would run Energy Search tend to favor Earthen Vessel instead
What does it mean to "ante an additional card?" It ups the stakes of the game, because when you play for Ante, you play for keeps
Additionally, by paying one generic and one black mana and sacrificing an artifact, you can give target creature -2/-2 until the end of turn
The fourth Terminus is a must, as its amazing against anyone whos trying to kill you with creatures
Some of it is that the non-tribal one-drops got a lot better, but just getting cleaned out by a Fury trigger is also a big part of it
64 lands and a handful of mana dumps later, I had a deck that either died quietly or detonated into splendid, jaw-achingly excessive victory (seriously, its always one or the other)