Faerie Macabre's discard ability exiles cards from graveyards, directly hitting Dread Return targets and any creature cards they're trying to loop back, while also giving us a flying blocker. Arms of Hadar's -2/-2 kills their x/1 and x/2 creatures like Elves of Deep Shadow, Quirion Ranger, Gatecreeper Vine, and Mesmeric Fiend in one sweep (returning any card the Fiend exiled), which can cut into their early mana. Bigger bodies like Tinder Wall, Saruli Caretaker, and the other walls survive it, so time it for when several of the small ones are out. Rite of Consumption and Marauding Blight-Priest are lower priority since this matchup is decided by disrupting their engine and racing, not incremental life-drain synergies. Be proactive and disrupt their mana ramp/graveyard recursion before Lead the Stampede and Winding Way bury us in card advantage.