Its Phyrexian mana lets even non-black lists use it for just 1 mana and 4 life to kill most creatures outright
The Items value advantage has to be your win condition in those matchups, not combat
Drawing two cards a turn is a snap in bluejust cast an Opt or Consider, and attack with unreasonable power
Set Booster Boxes Set booster boxes contain only 30 packs instead of 36 and only 12 cards instead of 15, but they are also designed to be more fun to open thanks to a more connected theme in your commons and uncommons, a couple wildcard slots that could contain up to 2 extra rares, and a little something called The List
These are what we are calling passive abilities (or triggered) because they only activate when something happens, not when you choose to exert them
When it comes into play you get to return a creature from your graveyard to the top of your deck