Next month, the boy and I are doing this for the first time, venturing to a game store where a nearby Facebook group meets up once a month to trade and battle
Both can easily be played the turn before you cast Vanille, though since Buried Alive is sorcery speed there's more of an opportunity that any of your opponents can hit Fang with graveyard removal before your next turn, so pick your spots
Normally, a control player must leave lands untapped to counter spells, but not when the #1 counterspell is involved.
I tapped down the Exarch as well as one of their lands, used Cryptic Command to bounce the creature on my main phase, and went on to win the game
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Lore-wise it clues you into the mind of Yawgmoth, who's now recognized as a person to the possibly unknowing audience, but also makes the player feel as though theyre some sort of dark mastermind themselves