The more choke cards you stack, the more effective they become, so he's often played with those two cards, as well as Aragorn, Heir to the White City (3R38) , Consorting With Wizards (2R97) , Sting (1R313) , and occasionally Galadriel, Lady of Light (1R45) and Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race (2P121)
The latter is mostly due to the lifegain, sure, but getting to bring creatures back even temporarily can be really strong
Neverending Torment You know that Call an ambulance, but not for me! meme
Staff of Nin [one_fourth_last stack="responsive"] [/one_fourth_last] So here we are, telling you that Staff of Nin is the budget version of The Immortal Sun
Draugr Necromancer allows you to cast spells from among any cards in exile your opponents own with ice counters on them, including cards that were exiled by previous Draugr Necromancers
With friends bringing their own boosters, this means enough Murders at Karlov Manor Play Boosters to participate in three different drafts, or one game of Sealed Deck and one of Draft