Destruction

this decks goal is to keep you safe during the early game by destroying your opponents creatures or forcing him to sacrifice them. witchbane orb is a must against burn decks distress despise horrifying revelation + surgical extraction is a nice way to get rid of those annoying counters. phyrexian obliterator is there to dish out damage whereas darksteel plate and swiftfoot boots are there to keep it safe, as most players will refrain from blocking it, even if they have creatures, if not, it gets rid of a few permanents. geth and grimoire of the dead make use of all those creatures youve been destroying along the game. black suns zenith works wonders to clean the table, and you can even get your own creatures back with the grimoire, if they die. swap out the destruction cards depending on what youre up against. sorins thirst is a good way to get rid of small creatures, with the bonus of gaining a couple life points. bottom line: play defensively until you can activate the grimoire or geth or an obliterator.