Combined with the lifegain, its a great way to stabilize in a hostile boardstate
With good all-around stats and the Detective class, hes versatile enough to be used for questing, but also draws when he banishes in a challenge
He closes your lands down and benefits from them himself
Attack Trigger Not to be overlooked is Samuts ability to give your other creatures haste
First, the champion, playing Mono-Black Necro Control: Creatures (7) Lands (23) Spells (30) 4 Nevinyrral's Disk 1 Hymn to Tourach 4 Necropotence 1 Ivory Tower 4 Dark Ritual 4 Drain Life 3 Stupor 2 Mind Warp 3 Contagion 1 Serrated Arrows 2 Demonic Consultation 1 Zuran Orb Sideboard Then, in third place, representing the aggro decks of the format, Brian Hackers Bad Moon Necro: Creatures (19) Lands (21) Spells (20) And then finally carrying on the fine tradition of B/r Necro-decks, Chris Pikula, who actually increased the red presence in the deck with Incinerates and multiple maindeck Shatters (Winter Orb, Howling Mine, Serrated Arrows, even Black Vise, Ivory Tower, and Zuran Orb were worthy targets)