By adding more specific hoops a deck-builder has to jump through to cast or get value from a bomb, designers are then free to raise the power level on that creature significantly, knowing it wont become part of an ultra-consistent goodstuff shell
I've been playing Akiri, Fearless Voyager for years as my own Equipment commander specifically to encourage myself to Go Wide swinging with equipment instead of going Voltron as a self-imposed nerf to the deck and STILL it ends up correct to just pile on all my equipment on to a single creature most of the time
This card hasnt been reprinted since its first printing in the original Zendikar , and it really needed some more copies on the market
Keep banning cards until Necropotence is good, then ban Necropotence. -David Price From the moment Black Vise was restricted, Necro took over Standard
This goes in just about every deck that can spare a slot, from mono-red Commander to Modern, Legacy, and Vintage