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The problem is that, in most decks, Harnessed Lightning kills four-toughness creatures at instant speed, and in black decks, Grasp of Darkness and even Fatal Push offer the same power, so it will take a pretty specific build (a deck that doesn't care about energy, doesn't want a Lightning Axe package, and isn't playing black) for a deck to really want Cut // Ribbons over the other available options

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It says that whenever you attack with one or more knights, if Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir is in the command zone or on the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card

Cards like Knight of Autumn or Shardless Agent become repeatable sources of value

The hard part is getting it into play, but it's well worth actually spending seven mana on