But none of that changes the fact that Bojuka BogBojuka Bog makes mana and can absolutely save your bacon against the local MerenMeren or MuldrothaMuldrotha deck
Otherwise, they may put it onto the battlefield face down as a 4/4 red Present creature
Or is there some other aspect that I'm unaware of
Black does get First Strike and used to get Protection, but they werent as common as in white, for which First Strike is primary and Protection used to be
Imagine pairing Rhys up with Anikthea, Hand of ErebosAnikthea, Hand of Erebos, and getting copies of whatever enchantment you brought back from the grave
The best of those is Thornbite Staff, which for the low price of two mana allows your creature to hit something for one damage