Now you do need to have a location in your hand for his effect to do anything, but with some smart mulliganing and/or a good amount of draw, that should be consistently achievable on curve
But when you run small stuff, you often run into removal either mass or targeted, like opponents' Wrath of God or Cyclonic Rift
Even if Samurai's Katana costs 5 mana to reattach it to something else, leaving the equipment behind is an entirely free bonus on whats already a strong creature
Ever one to mix a little politics into my game, I asked the other two players if they'd give me a turn of not attacking me if I were able to kill the Marchesa player
It seems like a 3/2 for three, which just happens to do something extra every once in a while
Tap for green mana per Elf, fueling plays while Archdruid also buffs them