It is never a dead draw late game, and it is never unwanted in an opening hand
It's got a ridiculously high price tag thanks to powering out several big plays each turn or auto-winning with Revel in Riches
There are three kinds of abilities: An activated ability is always written as "[Cost] : [Effect]", like Prodigal Pyromancer , or the 2nd paragraph of Firebreathing A triggered ability is always written to start with one of the words "when", "whenever", or "at", like Blood Artist , or the 2nd paragraph of Lord of the Pit Anything else is a static ability
Dreadbore gives the Rakdos decks an iconic removal spell the midrange decks often want
The subtitle of "Mischievous Pals" seems to fit the duo well, particularly with the card's ability, Sleight of Hand
Similarly, Flash Photography is a reasonable copy effect