You keep a bad hand on a gamble, or a decent hand but then never draw enough lands to really get the ball rolling
Swan Song Swan Song counters any enchantment, instant, or sorcery for a single blue mana
Once Damnable Pact finishes resolving, state-based actions are evaluated, and player A loses because they have 0 life, and the triggered abilities never even go on the stack because their controller is out of the game
1 Traditional foil full-art Eldrazi land 1 of 5 full-art Eldrazi basic lands 1 Non-foil common or uncommon retro frame card or full-art Snow-Covered Wastes In addition to the full-art Snow-Covered Wastes found in this slot (2.6%), here you will find a selection of commons and uncommons from MH1, MH2, and MH3 all brought into the retro frame
In the next combat step, your card will not apply enough damage to destroy Sanguine Guard either
Lore-wise I think the deck is kinda all over the place