The Germ created by the equipment exists independent of the equipment once living weapon resolves
As a result, the top table metagame often just filters to extra Affinity around round ten, then self-corrects prior to Top 8
King Suleiman ($161) King Suleiman was probably quite good when it was first printed, and djinn/efreets were more common to see, but these days its just pure nostalgia (and Reserved List, obviously!)
MTG M2011 Booster Pack
Two Rakdos legends, Alesha, Who Laughs at FateAlesha, Who Laughs at Fate and Chainer, Nightmare AdeptChainer, Nightmare Adept (22,597 and 62,178 decks, respectively), can recur something if it's big enough, and by discarding a card and paying other costs, respectively
Well, at least that's how the card code started