Most black decks that dont want to win through combat or combos are going to be winning with life drain, whether thats through intricate graveyard shenanigans, aristocrats, or just pumping a bunch of mana into a spell
In this case, the effect is...quite solid
The colors were washed out, the picture for Serendib Efreet was wrong, and there was a growing concern with the Satanic images on some of the cards." The answer: Wizards of the Coast intended to release a "fixed" version of Revised Edition , code named "Edgar." There was only one problem - Summer Magic cards had their own print issues to deal with
Cards like Ideas Unbound and Avaricious Dragon require you to discard at the end of the turn, and ending the turn before that lets you keep the extra cards
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Fish and Bids can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others