Thoughtseize is certainly a reasonable enabler and if we get another incidental discard effect thats playable on its own this could make it into FNMs
Now, granted, Orcs dont have nearly as much support as Goblins, Zombies, Elves and other creature types, but a Sauron Orc deck sounds perfect flavor-wise
There are comboing Dragons, Vampires with incredible protection, and Merfolk that accrue so much card advantage that it can be staggering
Playing an item early on means you might get to use it a few times, making it very valuable
How can one little equipment card cause so much chaos
The frog-generation ability represents their frog-catching obsession, while the "sacrifice a Frog for +1/+1 counters" tries to recreate their eat-to-grow-stronger philosophy