Mono black decks dont really get to ramp very often, and one of their primary ways is sacrificing creatures but they need mana producing Altars, or a creature like Pitiless Plunderer in play to really pull it off
Plot, foretell, and cascade are a handful of mechanics that support this powerful Bant commander
You can also bounce him / blink him / reanimate him to keep fetching equipment
Unlike symmetrical damage doublers that affect all players, Lightning's targeted approach creates advantages for the player while adequately giving the core concept of FF13's stagger mechanic
We're more than six months out now from the energyfest that was Fallout and Modern Horizons 3 , and I know I for one have seen quite a few of the decks in the wild
But I still enjoy him, so he remains in the arsenal