Veteran Guardmouse Veteran Guardmouse is far from the greatest mouse out there, but it can definitely hold its own in combat, and its hybrid mana cost makes it a bit easier to cast on curve
Like, yes, its a threat I guess, but its so slow
What he plans to do with the corpse of the tentacle monster is best left to the imagination
You sacrifice flying creatures but you get to do more things with your own creatures on your turn, and bouncing cards of theirs with Man-o'-War and Tradewind Rider could deal with things you don't want to give to other players but don't want the original player to have, either
If its in the deck, you likely take a bath, but you may be able to panic dump to a tardy buylist site if you see its reprinted
Im convinced the mill and reanimator elements will also prove good once the Mardu shine dims a bit