Akiri adds a lot of value to Clouds deck since he will be constantly stimulating equipped creatures to attack opponents, so youll get a card draw from every opponent you attack with an equipped creature the damage doesnt even have to connect
If you're building a deck for a Constructed format like Standard or Modern, you need a 60-card deck
The best use in Limited is getting to flash it in as a blocker knowing that your opponent cant respond with a removal spell or a combat trick
More commonly, you see Overlord of the Balemurk in Pioneers Mardu Greasefang, which does a rather stellar job of throwing key cards such as Parhelion II and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship into the graveyard that can re-enter play with Greasefang, Okiba Bosss trigger at the beginning of combat
But what do you all think
I do think a lot of these cards need haste because you only have a single opportunity to swing with them and then they are gone, but maybe that final trigger is more than enough