A 5/7 Inkable character like this is incredibly tanky, while the Witching Hour is such a strong effect letting you and your opponent draw three, discard three, and then punishing your opponent for letting them dare to draw as many cards as you
It's the same reason many of you also mentioned Crib Swap and Mercy Killing: Making tokens while destroying things can be helpful even if you won't control the tokens
I personally find the best approach is to take my lumps in that matchup, and instead try to be the best I can be against Izzet Murktide, Azorius Control, Urzas Saga decks and small creature decks
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On top of that, your Fiend Artisan is now huge and capable of carrying the game on its own