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There are a couple of things going on here to make this card so valuable

While other colours can manage this, particularly white, the heaviest hitter is red

It has the added benefit that if you have any cards with Flashback, Escape or the like, the multiple Manifest Dread will allow you to dig for them and add them to your graveyard

When it comes to protecting your board, few cards do the job as well as this one (though unlike Teferi's Protection, it gives no such security to your life total)

Phantom Blade AND Hunter's Bow Next let's turn to unique removal based ETB equipment in Golgari colors

It also allows for complete removal, making it simple to access all your cards