He should have cost 4, and been templated like Azami instead of a tap ability. Plus had one more ability that captured his lore better.
Like give all artifacts or non-creature artifacts "T: C This artifact deals 1 damage to you." So it follows the overuse of power stones and the sickness.
I will be honest besides the high cmc to cast I’m truely confused why people are saying this is garbage
because he literally gives self mill and artifact focus decks love that with all the recursion stuff and another way to quickly get a thassa's Oracle/laboratory maniac Ready to go easily
Flavor-wise Coercive Recruiter could have been RB where you target a creature then the opponent has to choose either Act of Treason or Murder/Diabolic Edict.
Hullbreacher seems like it would make those everyone draws a card more one sided. Vision Skeins you draw 2 then get two treasures for each opponent. Effects like Echo of Eons can nuke opponents' hand and graveyard. Lore Broker/Jace's Archivist everyone loot/rummage effects ends up being opponent discards a card or hand.
Nevinyrral's ability to make 2/2 Zombie tokens does open up to go an Aristocrat strategy since he replaces battlefield presence. Phyrexian Altar to sac creatures to pay for Nevinyrral's manacost.
Like give all artifacts or non-creature artifacts "T: C This artifact deals 1 damage to you." So it follows the overuse of power stones and the sickness.
An artifact focus build could run both Inspiring Statuary and Glacian, Powerstone Engineer. Versatility on tapping down artifacts.
Another strategy is to get him in the graveyard and bring back with sac costing revival like Champion of Stray Souls, Dread Return, Whisper, Blood Liturgist, Living Death, and Living End.