Basically, the difference is that in this version of the deck, the games where you drain them go a lot longer (though you can also just kill them with Lovestruck Beast beatdown) and draining them is the gameplan, as opposed to finishing off what the creatures already started
Harvester of Misery (BIG) $19.50 Harvester of Misery is a surprisingly good sneaky modal card
This Gearhulk isnt a slam dunk, and it isnt guaranteed to see play
Once you do that, you get a planeswalker that will threaten to dominate the board, whether through card advantage, or removing, or creating a new threat
It is a pretty big bummer that you have to do it at sorcery speed, as the threat of activation here would make it a lot better
Badgermole Cub Status: Legal Role: Premier value engine of Earthbender decks Perhaps the most deceptively powerful creature of the year, Badgermole Cub enabled recursive pressure, board stabilization, and synergistic blowouts that propelled Earthbender decks to top-tier status