The reminder text of the Monarch isnt as bad as a mechanic I have yet to get to, so overall its alright
Lands dont have mana cost because they are free to play
This guy is not too exciting in fair decks, as most of the cards that traditionally beat the W/x Hate Bears deck are powerful sorceries and creatures as opposed to counters and combat tricks
Heck, Im using Mirkwood Bats in about 12 decks right now, between Food decks, Treasure decks, aristocrat decks, and even Mardu token decks like Zurgo and Caesar
When I think of card draw in red, Faithless Looting is the first thing that comes to mind
This engine has been largely coupled with Ruby cards to obtain one of the most competitive decks of the format that aims to control the board by playing Lady Tremaine - Imperious Queen to banish or Maui - Hero of All to rush-challenge one of your opponent's characters and then taking them back to hand to re-play them the next turn