You can use this defensively and offensively, holding up the mana to turn all your blocking creatures into killing machines or as a way to push damage and sustain yourself on the attack thanks to the lifelink
Want to make sure youre over 80% sure to hit your fifth land drop on time
or gain life and strength as you take down your enemies with Cazur, Ruthless Stalker and Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
It's also nice when an equipment card creates a creature and attaches itself to it, so you don't have to spend extra mana to equip it to an existing creature, and you can still play it effectively if your board is empty
His ability allows for some really interesting combo opportunities, as he gets an extra Lore point for the turn, whenever one of your other characters is returned to your hand from the play area
This even works with divided damage spells like Arc Lightning