Strike It Rich Free spells are always good in combo and spellslinger decks
That's a little true, but if +1/+1 counters are part of your strategy, this card will take your team from "I think we should be watching that" to "well, who wants to play another one?" really fast
Discard already suffers from doing nothing on an empty hand, the fact that Duress can still do little on a full hand means you have to be quite careful how you build with Duress and where
If you didn't put any cards into your graveyard when you manifested dread (perhaps because your opponent controls Leyline of the Void), Paranormal Analyst's ability will still trigger, but you won't be able to put any cards into your hand when it resolves
If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creatures combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures its being blocked by or is blocking.) My Aesthir is my most trusted ally