Yes, the main reason is that the deck is straight in
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quanta. Originally, I played it with 3x Octopus, but that was too much.
Also, I always finded Mindflayer better than Ulf. I wanna use his ability ASAP, but it's a personnal preference, since he's weaker (esp vs mass CC).