For just 2 mana and a tap, you can sacrifice an artifact to tutor one from your library with mana value 1 higher and put it straight onto the battlefield
"Phlage is confusing because it seems like a nerf to Boros at first glance
Typically, a player will win by reducing their opponent's starting life points to zero, but there are other paths to victory
After buying these cards, you own them, and they become part of your collection
This creature draws cards, grows itself from those cards, and creates Zombie Tokens with the life you lose
You can get more uses out of this with cards like Ashaya, Soul of the Wild and enchant a creature you control, like Circle of Dreams Druid or Karametras Acolyte