Additionally, getting to start at 40 life instead of 20 helps mitigate the downside of Mana Crypt
The three-cost common will Sign in Blood you and then with void your foes lose the life instead of you
As an out-of-the-box experience, the deck holds its own incredibly well, even nabbing me a win thanks to Zurgos life loss ability
Still, it only takes a few wheel effects or mass draw spells to churn out an end of days number of insect tokens
Archmages Charm is extremely pushed, a solid permission spell, a good way to build card advantage for hitting land drops, and a fantastic tool against Deaths Shadow, Wild Nacatl, Goblin Guide, Pyxis of Pandemonium, Champion of the Parish, Aether Vial, Delver of Secrets, Hardened Scales, Amulet of Vigor, Benthic Biomancer, Glistener Elf, Noble Hierarch, Viscera Seer, and sometimes even Hexdrinker (just to mention a few)
Kodama of the West Tree is a mythic rare, so you won't likely see it