You only need four creatures to die in a turn to flip him to his One-Winged Angel form which not only gives you that effect as an emblem, but can also sacrifice any number of creatures to draw you that many cards
While Defiance can't do 4 to face that is far less relevant than with creatures where it is all about reaching that toughness threshold
If you can land it early with a Dark Ritual or similar ramp effect, youll start out-carding everyone and pressuring life totals immediately
(I know, ramping is not the best thing to do when you already have a lot of mana, but its better than nothing, and it also lowers your chances of drawing more lands.) Besides, these are artifacts, and there are plenty of ways to leverage them in other ways in the set
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance
5 Athreos, God Of Passage Whether youre running Athreos, God of Passage as your commander or in the 99, this legendary enchantment and the occasional creature is a huge threat to your opponents