The neat thing is that if you dont have a damaged character, you can always heal one of your opponents to get that extra card draw
The latter is why my husband quit playing Magic back in the day
Its easy to go wide with Goblins using token producers like Howlsquad Heavy, giving Krenko a fantastic base
Hostage Taker may be somewhat under the radar, since its a blue and black creature, but when you remember that last set we had The Scarab God, and now theres Hostage Taker, playing a U/B creature deck starts to look more and more intriguing
Force of Vigor isnt a flawless exchange for any single artifact or enchantment, but its another card that plays against threats that were supposed to require unique Disenchant answers
Finally, weve got Perilous Forays, which allows you to sacrifice a creature to put a basic land into play tapped