The issue with using threaten effects over hard removal is that they require me to have stoutarm on the board and untapped, effectively cost 4 mana, and are mostly Sorcery speed. Exile is also far more powerful than simply sacrificing it, and giving them some life or a basic land is usually irrelevant. IMO, this pros outweigh the cons for 1 mana instant speed exile versus threaten and fling stuff.One Serra Avatar fling is usually enough to win me the game, but I have several other creatures that Illusionists's Bracers would be good on, I'll consider it.
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Decided to go ahead and ahead Serra Avatar as per your suggestion
This deck is mostly for multiplayer