It also has background, which helps branch into another color or support the deck overall
It was also one of the defenses against Necropotence decks, since you could shrug off discard and if they played Necropotence they wouldn't get the Mine card
Dark Apostle is a fun card, hammering home the Chaos theme, while Kharn shows off his namesake by going around the table so that he can hit more stuff
There are lots of interesting ways to build control, as their are a multitude of expensive different many-for-ones they can run, and a multitude of ways to lock up or secure the game
This thing can snowball games, break stalemates, and wreak havoc when paired with Theoden, King of Rohan or Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold