Control decks like to gain life because it gives them the buffer they need to take over the game, but gaining life isnt actually the win condition
They arent any more useful than pirates for the sake of Edwards treasure generation, and while a few creatures have both types (mostly other Black Flag characters), adding most assassins to our deck is just diluting the pirate synergies and vice versa
This way, we dont have to worry about any lose-the-game triggers or our opponents life total
Most of the time, Glimpse the Core will be used to tutor up a basic Forest to play
Another somewhat troubling aspect of Lorcanas seventh set is the fact that it only added additional fuel to the fire of Sapphires power, causing decks that run Sapphire to instill themselves even more firmly at the top of the heap
For example, an ability that triggers "whenever you sacrifice a creature" triggers only once