Most black decks that dont want to win through combat or combos are going to be winning with life drain, whether thats through intricate graveyard shenanigans, aristocrats, or just pumping a bunch of mana into a spell
It comes in at a whopping nine mana for an artifact, but it has an immediate impact once it enters the battlefield by forcing each opponent to sacrifice three creatures
And if you're building your deck to be technically in bounds by the card guidelines but substantially stronger than what other people are doing at that bracket so you can stomp them, then you are being a bad actor
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And all these cardsexcept the oversized Planechase cardscan be found inside Collector Boosters, not to mention cards with the TARDIS showcase treatment and a bunch of shiny foils
The three BRO meld pairs were pushed a bit more