As for Modern, Infernal Reckoning targets basically come down to three decks: Affinity (where Infernal Reckoning kills everything), Eldrazi (where Infernal Reckoning kills between everything and most things, depending on the specific build), and Hollow One (where Infernal Reckoning only kills Hollow One itself), although it does pick off the random creature finishers from traditional Tron decks like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger and Wurmcoil Engine along with KCI combo pieces like Scrap Trawler and Myr Retriever as well
That means that it's your chance to dust off cards like Oko, Thief of Crowns, Demonic Tutor, and Field of the Dead
What if the mutated creature had an ability that also existed as a keyword counter
That makes sense as not only is Zacian V likely the best card of the whole set, but people just seem to enjoy Sword-themed things more than Shields ( Pokmon Sword for the Nintendo Switch has sold many more copies than its Shield counterpart)
Free counterspells are always nice enough, and although sacrificing a non-token creature is certainly a cost, its not insurmountable in the right deck
Although most black decks are looking to wipe the board rather than hold it at bay, this is still somewhat unique in the color, although I bet it would see play in Zur the Enchanter on occasion if it cost three
