Im not fond of using the term suicide to describe a Magic deck, but its often used to refer to decks that damage themselves while progressing their game plan
Whether it falls under the categories of artifact, battle, conspiracy, creature,dungeon,enchantment,instant, or land
This lord is a staple in kindred Elf decks, and its understandable why: It does the main thing that Elves are known for (accelerating your mana) while also powering up your other mana dorks and the tons of Elf tokens youll be creating when playing an Elf deck
Like many a supposing symmetrical theme, you built around it, so you are better built to draw first
Once you announce that you're activating it, no player may take actions until you've finished
Based on the artwork alone, this may actually be the art for Lightning herself