Yes, theres a scenario where you can play a bunch of items early on and Shift the new Belle Mechanic Extraordinaire ahead of curve to get an early 7/7 body that quests for three lore with upside, but youre jumping through so many hoops to make that happen
Creating the double-striking Samurai token is just a bonus, but the kind of bonus we can leverage in a Samurai deck
If an artifact is no longer useful for whatever reason, like Ichor Wellspring or Solemn Simulacrum thats just hanging around, it can be sacrificed for mana and whatever extra effect it has
While this would not be an issue in slower formats, turbo decks like Raging Bolt ex and Lugia VSTAR are still formidable meta threats and the format will not slow down until the April 11 rotation
Naturally, this makes cards like Diminishing Returns and Wheel of Misfortune quite attractive, but also opens up bonuses for playing cards like Howling Mine and Fevered Visions