You dont choose targets for which creatures to steal until youve tapped your own creatures, so if the bearer of the sword is tapped, then your newly tapped creatures will be getting +2/+0 when youre choosing creatures of lesser power
My favorite decks involve multiplication: multiplying damage, mana, cards drawnany way to create explosive and memorable turns
This 2-drop offers a cheap, repeatable sacrifice outlet that plays well with lifegain synergies
As my collection grows bigger and bigger, I more often find myself building my decks with Gatherer or MagicCards.info databases, then searching to see if I have the cards or a card that does something similar to the cards Ive found
Any effects that modify how the new object enters the battlefield will consider only the combined back face
Be careful though - you cant turn a card back into a Wildcard, so choose wisely