Stax lists can insulate themselves from their effects, but there is no control when it comes to the distribution of the pods they play into
However, it requires you to draw and play the card which in a singleton format, isnt always a guarantee
Since the format is naturally less competitive and you have 3 opponents (instead of 1 as you do in other formats), who you target, what creatures you remove, and who you choose to attack is a matter of choice
This is a simple value engine that rewards building around it
Although these last cards are now largely played today, we need to consider the potential long term value of this item in particular after rotation
He curves so perfectly into Jafar on turn 5, giving you an immediate 3 lore gain, that we might see a couple of Genies make the Jafar lists