Instead, we could run a Mono-Black Group Hug deck with things like Howling Mine that will force them to lose 4 life each draw step instead of two
Creatures (4) Lands (20) Spells (36) This was the first successful tournament deck to use Necropotence as a tutor. If he had two Lotus Petals, it wasnt unthinkable for him to Dark Ritual out a Necropotence on turn one, Necro for 16-19 (depending on his hand, he might want to save enough life to Vampiric Tutor plus drawing one more card)
Six mana also makes him a tough pick in Limited, but there are routes for him to see play in Commander
In red, where it competes with things like Browbeat, this will be a great choice for card-draw
Elminster Elminster is one of the few planeswalkers that can be your commander, and it gives Azorius a great, big-spells commander