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These cards are only really good in a storm deck where they can help boost a storm count by three and generate a significant amount of mana
If you do, draw X cards, then mill X cards, where X is that creature's power
Strong Back may be yet another creature gets increasingly large for each aura and equipment in play/attached to it/in your favorite sandwich, but its also a huge cost reducer
It also stops the opponent from casting double spells (or at least punishes them for doing so), making Barnabas a solid card for multiple reasons
Along with others like Dark Confidant, Meddling Mage, Shadowmage Infiltrator, these cards have been playable in competitive formats throughout Magic 's history