Black Knight is great against Blue/White Control, Mono White, and any other deck that relies on Swords to Plowshares, Wrath of God, and Balance for creature removal (under Alpha rules, protection from white makes Black Knight immune to Wrath of God and Balance)
Baral, Chief of Compliance : Legendary Creature (Human Wizard), casting cost of one generic and one blue mana, 1/3
But bear in mind: creatures exiled with ice counters on them are still exiled, so even if your necromancer is slain before he has the chance to resurrect anything, you've still removed those creatures from enemy graveyards
What sets Phage the Untouchable back is that its going to be hard to achieve this most of the time
And true, you could play in drafts which are nice because they put everyone on the same level playing field, but you're still paying $15 to buy more cards when you already have cards at home
Its better to give