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I actually hated Blessed Alliances when I tested them, but I was bringing them in as a generic removal spell even against things like D+T, and in that capacity it was horrible. Is this a specific countermeasure to Marit Lage and cheated fatties? Or do you use them in other contexts.

I agree that if Jailer becomes universally recognized as good, it starts to look a lot worse. But I will keep jamming them until I see the metagame shift.
Specific to cheated fatties, Marit Lage, Infect, and True-Name Nemesis. I'd also bring it in versus any non-Grixis Delver as another way to kill a quick Delver, and as a way to gain life vs UR Delver/Burn. I agree as generic removal spell it's terrible. It's a tool for a specific purpose, but having outs to almost any situation is just my playstyle.

Sideboard plan was as follows:

Rest in Peace in vs Shardless, RUG Delver, Lands, any GY deck

Winter Orb in vs Miracles, 12 Post

Containment Priest in vs any midrange deck with creatures, S&T decks, GY decks, Elves

Disenchant in vs Shardless, S&T Decks, Blood Moon Decks, Miracles, Infect

Blessed Alliance in vs Reanimator, Burn, non-Grixis Delver, Merfolk, any TNN deck, Lands, Infect

Spatial Contortion in vs Delver, D&T, Elves, Infect

Elspeth in vs midrange decks, Miracles, Eldrazi

Declaration in Stone in vs midrange creature decks, Storm, Eldrazi, Reanimator, Dredge, Grixis Delver