We had to shift the decks intent in order to shift its focus, but in so doing, we built a deck that can both protect itself and gel into a powerful deck that is enjoyable to play
Angel's Grace | Illustration by Zoltan Boros Split second essentially means as long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast other spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities. That's the reminder text for the ability, and it's pretty good
Blue-Black Witch looks to keep the board in check, then use cards like Sedgemoor Witch to finish things off
If you can keep Atraxa in play, it'll obliterate opposing forces, dole out enormous chunks of commander damage, and keep you well-defended in the meantime
If you would lose life, instead put one of your shields into your hand
And opponents dont have much of an answer for it in mono-black