Again, much like Dark Confidant, the life loss can certainly add up and must always be paid attention, but these tokens can really get out of hand quickly
Since you'll be playing a lot of 2/2 creatures, Deadly Disguise also has a two-power subtheme , with cards like Dusk/Dawn , Duskana, the Rage Mother , Sidar Kondo of Jumuraa , and Welcoming Vampire all enhancing your army of disguised critters
Creatures with haste, creatures with enters-the-battlefield abilities, and Planeswalkers will sometimes be preferable because of their ability to impact the game immediately
Currently, the primary removal spell in Standard is Go for the Throat, which notably cant hit Artifacts
Once the latter has been done, any newer cards that are meant to compete with a power-crept card have to be power-crept themselves