Granted, this path and the ones involving tokens lean a lot more in the combo direction than the mana acceleration direction, but its definitely worth noting Carnival of Souls capability of being useful outside unreliable 3-4 card loops in these strategies, as it gets a bad rap Im not convinced it fully deserves when reading about its capabilities elsewhere
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Since blue had a disproportionate number of evasion creatures compared to the other colors in a block filled with very low-powered cards, Coastal Piracy allowed the blue mage to draw multiple cards a turn in the hopes of keeping up with the white mage and his ever-growing arsenal of tutored rebels
Here are some additional cards you might want to consider for your infect-themed decks that are popular across the archetype: Filigree Vector Blightsteel Colossus Tainted Strike Inkmoth Nexus Corrupted Conscience Phyresis Dreamtide Whale Whispering Specter Commanding Conclusion Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon | Illustration by Chippy Infect decks can be very powerful, but some players might argue a little too powerful in Commander
Mulldrifter has the text When Mulldrifter enters the battlefield, draw two cards