Quote Originally Posted by OmniStrata View Post
Why do people fear BS? As a card game based on card advantage, isn't 4 Smallpox the equivalent of killing 12 Brainstorms? You have to Brainstorm 3 times to recover from a Smallpox. Dig Through Time, Dark confidant, and Life from the Loam. That's real CA. While they're wasting time drawing their 3 good turns in 3 turns, we're punching them for 6 damage minimum (assuming you don't run 1 power threats) We really should be focusing on lessening our 3 worst problems, using the sideboard usually:

Non-land non creature permanents, Graveyard decks, and Ancestral Visions (Dig through Time).

I suppose Pox could include instant speed stuff like Diabolic Edict, funeral Charm, etc. But are you more referring to Instant Speed stack interactions? Suddenly, I consider Null Brooch for some card advantage. We don't care about creatures if it's 1 at a time right?
When a deck relies on attacking hand size as much as pox does, brainstorm conveniently lets them stack on top of their deck. I don't fear brainstorm as much as I fear top decked good stuff. I stand by my premise that loam pox is inherently more powerful due to abrupt decay, library, and one mana demonic tutors at instant speed (rotation) for a 20/20 flyer.