Its unlikely, but with strong tribal synergies, they may just be a fantastic starting point, especially since theyre mono-colored
You'll lose the ability to quest immediately with him, but the trade-off is being able to play an eight-Willpower Bodyguard (that heals itself) on turn four instead of turn five
This is particularly powerful because it is difficult to interact with and can seize games even from positions where a player is far behind (indeed, it can sometimes be actually easier to win from bad positions, as boards like multiple Unholy Annex es or an Abhorrent Oculus turn to your opponent's disadvantage against Excruciator)
The main reason for this is that a lot of the older MTG formats, namely Modern and Legacy, use cards that dont cost much mana
EXCALIBUR, SWORD OF EDEN I mention at the beginning of the article that the equipment in this set is dumb, and I present Excalibur as its main example