Commanders like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse can use the extra card draw that youll get through this card and Ring-bearer attacks, and youll also gain a bunch of life to offset the life loss
Its also capable of going big enough to just go right over the top of everything Lifegain is trying to do
Purphoros rewards you for continuously pumping creatures out, letting you sneak out damage turn after turn without even attacking
B/W Aggro -- Dominaria Standard | Zan Syed Creatures (16) 2 Lyra Dawnbringer 2 Walking Ballista 4 Knight of Malice 4 Scrapheap Scrounger 4 Toolcraft Exemplar Planeswalkers (6) 2 Gideon of the Trials 4 Karn, Scion of Urza Instants (3) 3 Fatal Push Enchantments (7) 1 Thopter Arrest 2 Cast Out 4 History of Benalia Artifacts (4) 4 Heart of Kiran Lands (24) 3 Swamp 8 Plains 1 Scavenger Grounds 1 Shefet Dunes 3 Ifnir Deadlands 4 Concealed Courtyard 4 Isolated Chapel Sideboard (15) 1 Treasure Map 2 Angel of Sanctions 1 Settle the Wreckage 2 Doomfall 3 Duress 2 Fragmentize 2 Fumigate 2 Golden Demise During Game 1, I wasn't sure how aggressive Zan Syed's deck was, but by Game 3, I was able to adapt correctly and sideboard against him
While watching such games it became vividly clear why Jace and Goyf and some other big names earn their reputation
Fate Reforged has Crux of Fate at rare