Orzhov Amalia's gameplan centers on lifegain triggers feeding Amalia Benavides Aguirre's explore ability, and Vicious Rivalry's sweeper is too slow and conditional against a deck with many enchantments that dodge it. Maelstrom Pulse permanently answers Amalia or Case of the Uneaten Feast before the lifegain engine snowballs. Cruelclaw's Heist strips a key piece like Liliana the Faultless or Enlightened Confidant straight out of their hand before they can cast it. Keep your removal suite focused on their engine pieces rather than racing their lifegain.