You can spend one Black mana for two life lost, two cards drawn, and you kill creatures while you do so - so he's basically a stronger effect for most Black decks at the kitchen table as he interacts with your foes' stuff and works well with any life loss effect out there
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There are numerous positive synergies with the card in the format that make it even better than Anticipate, a card I was already higher on than most people
The tech slots in the deck are the 2-2 Cinccino line, and the Thorton
Reveal your hand, then if a card that mentions "Ritual of Light and Darkness" is revealed, you can draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards, also for the rest of the turn, you can only Special Summon from the Extra Deck once