His ultimate, which costs 12 counters , is effectively a board wipe and can lead to a swift victory though do make sure you can swing for lethal before activating it
That being said any deck entirely relying on black for it's removal will struggle more than usual to deal with Sculler what with it being black, gold and an artifact leaving only Edict effects, mass removal and -X/-X effects
I think its up to each deckbuilder to decide
Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using the morph ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card
The rules are more specific: In your hand, it is an artifact card
Bre of Clan Stoutarm Bre of Clan Stoutarm is a phenomenal lifegain payoff, especially big chunks of life per turn