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It is just another drain on resources, all be it a big one that can hit everything else the other two abilities can't

That's good in Standard these days, I will take it

The reward of damage, lifegain, and card advantage makes this a surprisingly impactful black creature

A player can take this action any time they have priority and the stack is empty during a main phase of their turn

But the output comes at the price of a 5-mana enchantment that does nothing on its own, so you have to be dedicated to counters in some way

Plus, it's incredibly boring to play against (the combo occasionally involved playing through your entire deck before eventually looping a Pyrite Spellbomb to win the game) and even more boring to watch