It was competitive with the colored four drops, and my second major deck used it as its four drop despite being three colors - and a control deck
Elemental Bond only cares about creatures that ETB after the card is cast, while Garruks Uprising can draw a card based on creatures you already have when it ETBs
Kefka, Court Mage / Kefka, Ruler of Ruin Flickering Kefka, Court Mage over and over seems like a great way to deprive your opponents of resources
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz requires you to sacrifice multiple permanents in a turn for its full value
Sit and wait for some sort of interaction from an opponent and their creature, bounce the sucker, and drop a 3-power flier on the board on your opponents next turn