Cloud attaches gear as soon as it hits the field, and if youve planned it right, that one swing will draw you cards, make Treasure, and maybe even knock someone out of the game
The Lion-Turtle can't attack or block unless there are three or more Lesson cards in your graveyard
Of course, getting value from your Faithless Looting is also an option, but the idea is that you pair it with other cards like Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel for the extra synergy in your pirate typal deck
Example: Idol of Oblivion is a great artifact to draw cards, but you can only use it if you created a token that turn, and not every deck creates tokens consistently
I dont know if its because people are playing less creature-heavy combat decks in general or players are on the lookout for more fills several slots type cards, but prevent all combat damage this turn for a singular mana is still alright in my book