A white-blue-black that costs four total mana, hes a 3/3 with incredible abilities for being that mana-cheap, including First Strike, vigilance, AND menace
There are some powerful item cards so playing Break to eliminate those cards from play can help turn the tide of the battle
In many games, youll use the buff and untap mode to swing for lethal, while simultaneously using the copy mode to duplicate a lord like Elvish Archdruid or the recursion mode to ensure you have a backup plan if the swing doesnt finish the job
Creatures they begin to control later in the turn won't change power and toughness
I've saved the best way to pay life in black for last
It requires setup, and the opponent isnt going to be sacrificing essential permanents right away, but this is the right spell when the right situation is on the board