With the Elven Council deck, you can put everyones actions to the vote and work behind the scenes to set up favorable actions
Fortunately, players start with 40 life and black provides access to spells like [card]Exsanguinate[/card] that refill your life total, so paying one per card usually isnt too painful
With supply low and prices in the $7 to $8 range, theres already some latent demand
(If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for as a sorcery.) Vigilance Each other creature you control thats a Cat, Elemental, Nightmare, Dinosaur, or Beast gets +1/+1 and has vigilance
It was a great removal spell, could act like a huge Fireball to finish the opponent, a discard outlet and even a removal for your own Bloodghasts, so they can be returned with a land drop, so you could trigger Prized Amalgams