burrowing pests isn't really all that necessary. With 4 HP, they can stand a fire storm, and with all that quanta drain, I doubt they'll even have enough for that.

If you're gonna try those cards, I would suggest
+3

towers
+3 pests
-2 siphons
-3 vamps
-2 steals
+1 eclipse
-3 phase shield
-2 aether tower
change mark to aether