Creatures in MTG can be defined by their type and subtype, so we can have human ninjas, human rogues, human warriors, and so on
Given how much the Flicker Tron decks draw through their deck, if your opponent has four Mulldrifters, a Dinrova Horror, two copies of Stonehorn Dignitary, and two Sea Gate Oracles, that's 16 damage
You can use the effects on Items and Locations right away after playing them
After getting to know it was Phyrexian Metamorph I started putting together an Emry, Lurker of the Loch deck while sketching the piece
Pokmon was always written as Pocket Monsters, there was no bold print on the Ability box, there was no Resistance mechanic, there were vital stats in its flavor text, and so on
It adds a huge scary body to the board and subtracts from the opponent's board in a big way -- but throw in the fact that you can cast this earlier in the game to draw some cards and it's even more amazing