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Straight up Wrath of God is already an upgrade, but we can also play around with Harsh Mercy (to spare our Phyrexians), Organic Extinction (to spare our artifact creatures), Hour of Reckoning (to spare our tokens) or Austere Command (so we can decide what to spare in the moment)

This may allow you to counter your opponent's spells more easily, or deal with other threats for less mana

But the second ability makes it shine in zombie-infested decks, like black token decks tend to be

Chase rares, as described earlier, fuel the economy around Magic

Mass Diminish and Polymorphists Jest can give us a distinct combat advantage, enabling our colorless 2/2s to outclass another players battlefield