Fair and balanced, for sure
As for uncommon payoffs, the deck has some nice legendary creatures like Uncommon payoffs like these are a real draw for an archetype like this since you'll have cornered the market on them
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Not the worst, better than not having enough ramp and low end but not the premium stuff
A necessity in any deck that runs Stage 2 Pokmon cards, though it does come with minor drawbacks
Winning if you would draw from an empty library is nothing new, but this villain is blacks first version of it, so you can now run a mono-black combo with this and Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact