Pair that with some blue spells that grant evasion, and you have a creature that can take players out with commander damage
Amber/Steel Songs Midrange This matchup is favored for us (80% winrate in my sample size of 60 games)
Whether or not Venerated Rotpriest ends up a four-of in Infect reminds to be seen - usually Im the guy dying to Infect, rather than killing opponents with poison counters, so I'm not an Infect expert by any means, but at a minimum the new one-drop offers enough upside and unique lines that Infect players will try it, and I wouldnt be surprised to see some number of Venerated Rotpriests stick in the deck
Recursion is often a key payoff
Spinner of Souls Spinner of Souls is an interesting payoff to ramp into on turn 2 following a mana dork
It stops people formulating long term plans, leaves reactionary interaction stranded in exile, and is a pretty reasonable piece of lite stax