If you pay one mana, this white artifact card can be tapped to put a +1/+1 counter on a creature
Outside of being played with the future support agents, The Animus is a reasonably costed piece of graveyard hate that can give you extra value
This means that youve potentially got a three-cost character netting you two or more lore every turn and simultaneously being a lot harder to get rid of
It draws cards, it strips opponents of cards, it drains life, it removes creatures, and it swings in for six in the air
It's run in 3095 decks, likely Aristocrats and Sacrifice brews looking for bodies to sacrifice for their triggers
If your goal is to mitigate the effects of being mana hosed, you can look for cheap cards that have the capability to answer or trade with more expensive cards