­Manipulate Fate, one of my least favorite cards ever, on a stick! I just hate abilities that really do nothing, but also aren't flavorful even as trinket text. Combos with Misthollow Griffin I guess?

Ooh. Whereas I see this and think "It's everything Manipulate Fate wanted to be, but couldn't because it was a oneoff". This allows you to seriously tailor your deck. You could play a bunch of prot-colour cards or hosers maindeck, and use this to strip away the irrelevant ones over the course of several turns.

Yeah; it seems like it might be useless - but if I see an opponent running this I know they must have a plan (even if just 'whittle my deck down to the correct 20 cards') and so this card is must-kill priority. Which I guess serves it's function even if they don't; a one mana creature I have to waste something more than shock on? Ow. At least make it toughness 2 or less, it's kinda an efficient early-drop wall right now, too!

UncleIstvan, I don't understand your ire. This ability DOES do something, and to me, it's flavorful. I'm looking at it like Alex: it has uses.
Vitenka, you're right. This is probably too efficient, especially for black.

Then again, Deathrite Shaman got to be a 1/2 with a lot more versatility than this...