This was done as part of a larger movement toward artifacts that are one or more colors and because of the impact of Kaladesh 's Vehicles on competitive formats
So, if I cast [c]Dauntless Survivor[/c] and it enters the battlefield, its ability will trigger, letting me put a +1/+1 counter on any target creature
I have noticed that many black-based control decks do not deploy four in the maindeck due to the life loss attached

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