Most Black decks will be creature heavy enough and graveyard-oriented enough for this to deliver some very real value
If it is surrounded by a golden ring then the card can instead be turned into ink in the inkwell
Having an average of 25 creatures is enough that you can run at least 37 to 38 lands and still have enough protection, ramp, tutors, graveyard recursion, and removal spells to be ready for any curve balls that come up in the game
Thassas Statuary Plane: Theros At the beginning of your upkeep, Scry 2
At 115+ cards, Pitch Black is one of the smaller sets in the Mega Evolution era the same compact design that has made earlier small-pool Mega sets stronger per-pack experiences
Where Black Lotus gives you free mana, Ancestral Recall gives you very cheap card draw