Each card you cycle is back for more, and theres a bunch of Whenever you cycle or discard a card effects in Dimir to take advantage of
It edges out CtM because it actually impacts the game and control decks love an instant
The Anna and Hercules deck pairs intelligent Sapphire characters, who use strategy to keep players one step ahead, with stalwart Steel characters, who stand strong in the face of challenges
So, to all those Johnnies out there that want a challenge, see if you can find a non-land card that can't be played at instant speed
It is just the reliability you desire
Junkyard Genius BPhillipYork: There's a lot of ETBs making powerstones, which can get abusive, but handing out menace isn't particularly meaningful, haste on the other hand is a powerful enabler, and obviously this guy creates his own token to eat, in decks that want to sacrifice or create artifacts and maybe part it with ETB or death punishments for artifacts it can be a useful piece