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In metas where graveyard decks have been prevalent, its a 4-mana 8/8 that you can have in multiples

Useless in singleton formats like Commander, where we already only have one copy of each card, but probably very fun in your Legacy-format casual kitchen-table deck to shut off your opponents consistency

It is just so efficiently costed (often a two mana 7/7 or 8/8 flyer with the potential to grow even bigger with multiple copies), that those stats are simply good enough on their own

A player offered a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if the effect of that option turns out to not do anything

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