The payoff does seem to be there though
The fact that it lets you sacrifice any permanent is great too, since it lets you make use of all the incidental artifact tokens we see these days
On the other hand, his appearance in this story could simply be setup for future events
This is better since the front side is more feasible, and then the cycle here gives you Pilots with better power for mounting and crewing
While these decks aren't going to be competitive against seasoned players, they're effective enough to show what makes for good synergy and basic combos
The Deathmark is a five-mana flashable Chupacabra that is one mana more, +3/+1 in size, adds in the valuable flash, and then can also mill yourself or another of 3 cards