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The massive burst of mana seems particularly useful with X spells like Genesis Wave and Finale of Devastation

No, not because of Damping Sphere -- nobody but Seth would run that -- but more the fact that any non-green deck is going to be running lots of mana rocks by necessity, so blowing them up can really slow them down, which means they'll be slower to respond to your combo turn

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Unstoppable Slasher One of the most successful threats for black midrange decks in Standard, Unstoppable Slasher is brutal in combat

Activate only as a sorcery." Exiling the card with encore is a cost to activate the encore ability