Three damage to any target for one mana is too good of a deal to ignore, and most decks that can run this effect will run some number of them
Otherwise, depending on the Job(s) you favor, you'll be on a very tight budget until somewhere between Chapters Three and Four
If you somehow havent won through attrition with Sais thopter army or through hefty Colossus beatdowns, youve still got a myriad of options to close the game
Ive seen plenty of games where someone stabilized the board, resolved Avacyn , and forced the table to start digging for exile or sacrifice effects immediately
While Wizards was clearly thinking along the same lines, the approach it's taken so far to increasing its reprint equity is interesting
The first +1 ability can grow your threats and even provide a boost in life when needed