It has a different upside, but its the same basic idea
This can be used as a normal removal spell early on as long as its not your literal only spell, and it becomes a hard counterspell in the late game
If you want to lean more into that, there are plenty of other Lhurgoyfs to add
The Disney100 Edition contains four Rise of the Floodborn booster packs, as well
You can draw cards off the life loss triggers, but its far more effective to enchant it with Curiosity or one of its many variants to draw cards whenever you poke your opponents
Before I go into more detail about U/W Spirits and why Im a fan of the deck, heres my latest decklist, which Ill be referencing throughout the article: Creatures (31) 2 Phantasmal Image 2 Geist of Saint Traft 4 Drogskol Captain 4 Rattlechains 4 Spell Queller 4 Selfless Spirit 4 Mausoleum Wanderer 3 Remorseful Cleric 4 Supreme Phantom Lands (21) Spells (8) Also, heres a Bant Spirits decklist for reference, courtesy of Johnathon Schrader, who finished first at the StarCityGames.Com Invitational Qualifier in Roanoke, Virginia this past weekend: Creatures (30) 1 Birds of Paradise 4 Noble Hierarch 2 Phantasmal Image 4 Drogskol Captain 4 Rattlechains 4 Spell Queller 3 Selfless Spirit 4 Mausoleum Wanderer 4 Supreme Phantom Lands (22) Spells (8) As you can see, the reason to add green to the Spirits deck is to play Collected Company, an instant-speed threat that pairs nicely with the flash creatures from the Spirits deck
