No matter how many powerful characters are on the field, this single card sends them all to the discard pile instantly, allowing control players to completely turn the tide of battle
For that reason, its worth running even if it ends up dead on a few occasions
Faramir is really cool as a generic politics/pillowfort deck, but I don't know if the payoff is strong enough to compete with other commanders in the archetype, like Oloro
If its pre-1998 with no symbol, look it up on Scryfall
So you could have a few characters out on your board, make them exerted by questing or challenging, then play a character with Bodyguard and exert it on that turn
Afterlife from the Loam lets you pick one creature from each players graveyard and bring it back to the battlefield under your control