It is particularly effective in black decks that can mitigate the life loss, ensuring that problematic enchantments dont stay on the board for long
Lastly, the Zombie Dragon does come with Flash allowing you to use the card as a blocker in a pinch
The key for this card is to play an outlaw before it - and luckily there are three red common 1- or 2-drop outlaws in addition to five more in other colors
It rewards going tall, not wide, decks like Voltron and the connive Esper decks we just got from Streets of New Capenna and then loads more, and it's quite the competent darling
Clamp is not always suitable to play as you not only need the creature count but specifically the disposable creature count
Instead, what youre looking for are cards that have powerful tap abilities that you can take advantage of multiple times in a turn