In just two turns time, you can cast it for free and wipe out half your opponents permanents
Starter decks are meant for beginners after all
I love this in the 99 of aggro decks like Boros Aggro, or goad brews that want to force attacks like the first one for triggers, or cast from exile triggers like Rakdos's Prosper, Tome-Bound or well, you can see the synergies, card flow and forced attacks this little boy can do and he drops before real counters are on line or are immune to them like Swan Song or Negate or An Offer You Can't Refuse
Ending the game with a massive [[Fireball]] or [[Comet Storm]] becomes incredibly flavourful and extremely achievable
And it then rewards you by finding more artifacts whenever it hits, which is the real powerhouse ability of the card
Your commander, Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, will generate loads of value for you by creating lots of 2/2 zombie tokens or drawing cards by sacrificing them