Elminsters status and complex role in the history of Forgotten Realms is comparable to that of Urza in Magic lore
Removal in general is pretty good against Infect, but with all the pump spells the deck plays, burn based removal doesnt match up against it all that well
Lava Coil and Shock are way better cheap removal against the new cheap creatures than Seal Away or Justice Strike
Depala can load up your hand with a ton of Dwarves and Vehicles whenever it becomes tapped, letting you constantly build up card advantage and a board presence
Tchalla stockpiles these counters on land that you control whenever it or another creature you control enters, and then all at once, using his secondary Mine Vibramium ability, can place them on a target creature with the added benefit of gaining life
Jamming five spells for 10 mana, with one of them guaranteed to be a fearsome hydra, ends games quicker than youd think