If you're running red and want to draw some cards, you have options like Faithless Looting, Tormenting Voice, and Cathartic Reunion
When it enters the battlefield or when it attacks, you can either add or remove charge counters from Immard, helping keep it alive by giving it indestructible or dealing four damage to any target
The decks theme appeals to those who love storied characters and dramatic plays, perfect for multiplayer battles and Magic collectors
In order to showcase that, I used the two wildcard slots for extra black cards, breaking my even-color-distribution rule: Alara had a shard theme, so instead of splitting my picks in to the five colors, I split them across the five shards breaking the three-cards-of-each-main-color rule: Mirrodin Besieged was all about the MirranPhyrexian war
Only a few activations are generally needed to develop a board state, and more often than not you're going to get value out of whatever you are discarding, whether it's your Rootwallas or a Wonder