Thats not really enough to sell me on it, but a 1/1 with menace for 1 mana in an archetype that needs its opponents to lose life to enable its best cards sounds very appealing
Also notable is that several Whispers appear on torn Lore book page designs
Id imagine were not far off from seeing a whole deck come together if we havent already, so Id look out for this fan favorite archetype on the ladder
The spell that does so, Awaken the Blood Avatar, serves as an Edict for all opponents, however, and the Avatar himself can quickly burn down the whole table with its attacks, making the sacrifice worth it in a dedicated deck
At the same time, see if you can work out a mutually beneficial arrangement with a store in your area
If the opponent doesn't have an artifact, Tin Street Hooligan will really just be a Goblin Bully