Salt Vampire

More disruptive than Badgermole Cub, but the opponent immediately replaces the chosen card; its small lifelink body supports only a fringe control role.

Could be wrong if New black midrange or blink support could turn permanent selective exile into a more reliable maindeck plan.

The Rock may test it as supplemental disruption, but it is far behind Thoughtseize: it costs two mana and does not actually reduce cards.

Could be wrong if It could become a recurring one- or two-of if selective permanent exile is especially valuable against key-card decks.

A two-mana body that lets the opponent redraw is a major downgrade from Modern's one-mana discard; unlike Soulless Jailer, it lacks decisive hate text.

Could be wrong if A resilient blink shell or a metagame centered on irreplaceable combo pieces could create a narrow use.

Dimir Tempo has vastly more efficient disruption, and Salt Vampire compares poorly with Dauthi Voidwalker as a black two-drop threat or denial piece.

Could be wrong if A metagame with unusually important unique hand cards could make permanent selection worth the inefficient rate.

Blinking can repeatedly turn selected held cards into random draws, but affecting one opponent at sorcery speed is weak in optimized multiplayer.

Could be wrong if A commander that rewards Vampires or repeated ETB triggers could make the body and effect more worthwhile.

A two-mana 2/2 lifelink is already strong; permanently replacing the opponent's best visible nonland adds meaningful tempo and information without being a bomb.

Could be wrong if Unknown set speed, removal, and hand-size patterns determine how often the ETB meaningfully improves a solid body.