Both the cards in a vacuum and then also the formats they are legal in
Persistent Petitioners Play one Persistent Petitioners , and you've got a cheap, small creature to help keep you alive and mill a few of your opponent's cards while you get the mill factory started
As a result, this card generates both early-game advantage and incredible late-game finishers all by itself
This card is usually seen with the likes of Viscera Seer or Village Rites so that you can retrieve the cards at will or avoid it getting exiled
17 Deathbringer Regent Reigns Over an Empty Board State Appears in 16,495 EDHrec Decks Deathbringer Regent is another mono-black Dragon that can totally change the game, being a boardwipe on a 5/6 flying body
Due to her ability to sacrifice creatures, Braids can make for a powerful mono-black Aristocrats option that blends the use of several card types to adapt to whatever types of decks your opponents may be playing