Your opponents always have the option to discard, thus you should expect them to make that choice most of the time, as the idea of whatever construct, robot, or vehicle coming down for free will scare your opponent
If one of your creatures disappoints you in battle, you can always use Summary Execution to sacrifice it to draw cards and gain life
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While this card is already well worth building around, its going to get a whole lot better in a few days
But Dark Confidant really shines in life loss decks like Rowan, Scion of War and sacrifice decks that can easily get you out of the Bob business when you need to
For example, the Human Torch's ability takes the combat damage he does to an opponent and applies it to every opponent, whereas The Thing can double all counters on all permanents
