It mills and draws cards, both of which are quite potent, and its a nasty threat
The more I play with the cards involved the more it is clear how seamlessly you can transition from one iteration of this kind of deck into others and from the broad group of "Blood Artistry" decks into red and white aggro decks, you can even morph a build into a tribal build
The efreet is already worth a few bucks and is on the Reserved List, so again your downside is minimal here
You can see a solid number of cards over a few turns, and if the creature paired with the Lookout is offed, you can just team up with another creature that arrives on your table
Niko, Light of Hope A huge value in Niko, Light of Hope is plunking down two enchantments at once
They use Fog effects to prevent your opponents from dealing combat damage rather than actually removing the threats