Even if youre not winning the game this way, you can explore other synergies like Exquisite Blood or Sanguine Bond
Some current examples of B tier cards are Unholy Heat, Force of Vigor, Endurance, and Territorial Kavu
Having a more simplistic way to bring in people, I see this as Wizards trying to revitalise Standard
Thus Vexing Gull is probably not going to be nabbing many fish and living to tell the tale
The cost reduction gives you free equips on lots of strong equipment like the Mirrodin Swords, Umezawa's Jitte, and so on
This is going to be a high pick, even as a multi-colored card This guy is definitely small, but the combination of death touch + First Strike when it attacks is going to be pretty great, especially because he ventures for you every single time it attacks, and that will get you through a dungeon in a hurry