It was just another deck in the format, and was a pretty big underdog to decks with a lot of interaction (Jund, Abzan, etc.)
Token decks already love a one-sided wipe, and leveraging artifact tokens or lifegain is a common sub-strategy in white decks as is
If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Sorcery Color tag templates(None) Too Greedily, Too Deep Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control
(If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) 4 //// Rooftop Saboteurs Creature Moonfolk Ninja 2/3 Flying Whenever Rooftop Saboteurs deals combat damage to a player or battle, draw a card
Ive written about this elsewhere, in particular about how the tempo swing from casting Dismantling Wave is worth way more than the main phase double exile on Return to Dust these days
Golgari even sees play as a major part of Greasefang decks in Explorer and Pioneer, although those added in need white to cast the star creature