Graveyard decks have always been a huge part of Magic , ever since the first Animate Dead was used to cheat out the first Lord of the Pit or Shivan Dragon
The fact that you can block with this card then sacrifice it, and still get all this value, is what really pushes it over the top
Playing one of these into a Myr Enforcer can really bring the beats
For the most part, once we're out of these earlier sets, creature cards would almost always make sure that the artwork makes it very clear at first glance what you're supposed to be looking at
When I say cards that win the game I mean cards that have very good odds on winning the game, the few that exist which actually say win the game are pretty unplayable and not worth it
Then, of course, the 4/5 body that lifelinks is basically a Lyra Dawnbringer in black