It remains an artifact creature until the opportune time, when the Incubator bursts open, and births a Phyrexian creature
Most removal is cheap and so it is pretty easy to ensure this lives a while after playing it
Take what you need To get the right Goblins in the deck, Goblin Recruiter and Boggart Harbinger are of solid use
Usually it's a bad idea to wage war on two or more fronts, but the choice to grant unblockability or double strike is so premium when it comes to combat, that this samurai makes quite a legend of itself
The first will force the targeted foe to draw three and discard three at random (good for discard punishing decks like Megrim), sacrifices a non-token artifact (not a Treasure, Clue, Blood, or Food), and the Balor shoots them for the damage to the cards in their hand (nice)
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