its own etchings bear warnings of a future fraught with war." - Etched Champion Artifacts, in the right hands, have proven themselves to be among the most powerful of Magic 's permanents
If an augment card finds itself on the battlefield not combined with a host, it heads to the graveyard
For a more complicated plan (which involves first turning a planeswalker into a creature), if we can get it attached to a planeswalker, well still be able to activate its loyalty abilities
[1] Affinity Deck , Lantern Control , KCI, etc
While you may sacrifice the utility of a two colour deck, you gain a lot of consistency and a lot of value from the myriad of Swamps-matters cards black has to offer
It can kick off your ability to start proliferating counters on each opponent in the early game