The fact that it can meld with Bruna, the Fading Light later in the game is a plus, so you can have this little combo in your deck
The solid starting stats, trample and haste really make use of cards like Aerial Boost, Might of Murasa, and Tyvar's Stand
Luckily, there's a good handful of Equipment that provides protection to Squall to make it harder to remove
7: You get an emblem with "Tap an untapped artifact you control: This emblem deals 1 damage to any target." 1: Pay any amount of mana
Its not quite on the level of [[Toxic Deluge]], but it still sits surprisingly high among black board wipes
More often that not, it was played as a hedge against board wipes in my playgroups