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Thing is, nobody ever paid 7 mana for Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
The set puts a huge emphasis on typal strategies, but its mostly limited to creatures that live in Lorwyn and Shadowmoor like elves, goblins, and kithkin
Its a 3/4, but every time it attacks it brings two other tokens, which benefit from the battle cry trigger
This card is popular for both display purposes and completing variant collections
Well, just stop the other person from combo-ing off or locking you out on the first turn, and then play a Monastery Mentor and so many cheap or free cards that you kill in one or two hits, while also having a resilient, wide array of threats, to ensure removal cant stop you