The rate of one life for one card via the pseduo-Sphinxs Revelation on this card is hard to beat
Yes, you can do that
Flayer of the Hatebound Flayer of the Hatebound might not be the first card that comes to mind when thinking about the strategy, but if your plan revolves around reanimation or recursion mechanics like escape, it becomes a powerful tool
Filling Our Graveyard Since our deck is going to rely heavily on returning lots of lands from our graveyard to play, we're running a suite of cards like Forbidden AlchemyForbidden Alchemy, Grisly SalvageGrisly Salvage, and Malevolent RumbleMalevolent Rumble that will allow us to "cantrip" and put the rest of our cards directly into our graveyard
8 River Song (Showcase Surge Foil) Sing me a song and I'll sell you up the river
For the price of four ink, you get a bit of pretty much everything: defence, lore, the ability to draw cards and the power to heal your other characters