There's a big advantage to sneaking it onto the battlefield, despite the cost, because when it deals combat damage to an opponent, you can pull a creature from that player's graveyard, which then enters the battlefield under your control, tapped and attacking that player
This is a worthy addition to decks that punish other players for drawing cards, like ones that run Nekusar, the Mindrazer with other wheel effects
Painter's tape is a good choice because its adhesive is neither particularly strong nor particularly sticky, making it easy to remove without potentially damaging anything
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This black sorcery is okay early in the game, recovering you some life, and it really shines when you have mana to spare or cards like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose