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Its a board wipe, and thats huge, but the 6/6 creature is only going to be around for a couple of turns
If your pods heading too far down the battlecruiser route, you should consider picking this up to remind them that Magic can be a very fast game
Engineered Explosives gives blue access to mass removal, can wipe out an entire board full of tokens for just two mana, gives control decks an answer to Blood Moon, and so much more
Card advantage in black that asks you to pay some life doesnt get any more classic, foundational Magic than this 2-power creature
This a really clean single-card way to get a bunch of selective draw, and if you have any way to offset that life loss (either via lifegain or the certified Black-player maneuver of just winning before you die), it's a solid draw spell