It is fringe playable in the cube, great filler and great for fine tuning archetypes and balance but not a high powered card by any means
Most of this saga's power lies in its flipside, Avatar Kuruk
However, given that he was still with the crew here and this is his only non-Phyrexian card barring the alternate Planar Chaos version, I'm rolling with this one
Core mechanics include the new Lander ability, which enables players to transform lands into powerful artifacts, and Terraform , allowing for the creation of tokens and other benefits from draconic destruction
That's a small price to pay for a Lifelink creature with a built-in advantage engine in smaller creature decks, which White strategies tend to be
A deck focused on life gain strategies, such as a lifelink or vampire tribal deck, would benefit from including Sanguine Bond as it creates a powerful life drain effect that can quickly turn the tide of the game