Also, he's very strong at playing defense with his instant speed able Phasing out and if you can protect him, you can win fast in a multiplayer game, and the more in the game the better he is
Its everything blue wants to do
Zendikar is a dangerous world of lethal risks and priceless rewards
So as long as the card revealed isnt a land (with its subsequent 0-damage trigger), you are likely to draw cards from it, as long as its not too damaging
Equip 3 is at the top end of whats viable without free equips, but if youre playing Argentum Armor because you get free equips, then you can certainly afford to play Sword of Vengeance
Most of them cost just a few dollars or less and highlight what black does best: efficient creature removal, recursion from the graveyard, sacrifice payoffs that turn losses into value, and life drain effects that slowly wear down opponents