Todays deck is RUG, named for playing RUG (Red-Blue-Green) colors, along with cards that support a mana-efficient tempo-based plan of attack
This forces the opponents to either redirect their attacks or call off the attack entirely, which is immensely useful
Hitoshi Ariga captured the creepiness of Vessa and Spiritomb well, as Spiritomb lurks behind Vessa, emitting purple Wisps
But in this case, its an example of the loremasters at Wizards of the Coast going a little too hard into the dictionary to find yet another term for black removal spell about decay. As for actually pronouncing phthisis correctly, just ignore that ph at the beginning, and say THIGH-sis. There will be some people who try to correct you into saying TIE-sis, but those people cant just disregard every consonant and get away with it
With Time Travel shenanigans you can keep that spell in exile for much longer than two or three turns
Giving all your vehicles menace can turn a decent board state into a serious threat to your opponents, and thats exactly what Nezumi Road Captain guarantees