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
Theyre a good product to get new friends into Magic, or for veteran players to just mix things up with a cheap precon battle
Into the Flood Maw Into the Flood Maw is cheap and flexible blue instant, and especially effective if you need to knock the counters off of a permanent or need to remove a token
Yes Bruse is two mana away from True Conviction, but giving the two keywords to one attacker is often plenty, especially if you have payoffs for every instance of lifegain
Dont let this name fool you, however