Its a very effective finisher, especially considering that most creatures large enough to station it ought to survive 4 damage
So along the way we get to keep choosing a new ring bearer, and eventually our ring bearer is legendary, cant be blocked by creatures with greater power, loots on attack, forces blockers to be sacrificed at end of combat and hits all opponents for 3 if it hits a player
Blue and red already profit from discarding cards and drawing two cards a turn, and those payoffs will trigger all the time here
Affordable Entry : Low cost vs
Infernal Contract (S, Block) Paying half your life might seem like a steep price, but what's half of zero
Other Notable Green Draw Cards Not every green draw card fits into the above categories