The amount of mana you have to pay to activate Hellkite Charger is pretty hefty
It's probably the best commander for a surveil deck in EDH, but its good as a 3-drop in many other Sultai graveyard decks, though it needs some synergies to be good
His Ronso Rage ability gives him a steady +1/+1 counter each combat while tapping down an opposing creature, creating a subtle form of crowd control that rewards patient, tempo-minded pla y
Even the force through damage aspect of Bident is useless as my guys are all unblockabe anyway
The question is whether achieving its base rate of draw two with no upside about fifty percent of the time is too bad to merit playing the card at all
Its also great to sacrifice, as you can warp it from the graveyard, sacrifice it, cast it from exile, sacrifice it, warp it again, and so on