Still, whether it's Aether Vial, Collected Company, or Noble Hierarch that Elite Spellbinder hangs out with, the card definitely has legs in Modern and is one to watch
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There are of course other strategies running around, like tokens or clerics, but creatures dying and your life total going up are staple characteristics of Orzhov
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Savage BeatingSavage Beating (27,982 Inclusions, 1% of 2,721,129 Decks) Savage BeatingSavage Beating does fit that "end it earlier" description, and can also get a couple extra mana thrown into it to guarantee the thing with an extra combat