Especially in black, the color of easy creature recursion, it's very easy to play this down, sacrifice both the Beast and the Army for an effect, and then bring them back to the battlefield or hand to do it all again
I previously spoke about Izzet Phoenixs ability to adapt over time, and it wouldnt surprise me at all if Saheeli ends up being one of those adaptations at some point
Cunning Strike is surprisingly meh
It also has generic potential in other blue decks, as a reasonable draw piece that interacts nicely with self-bounce
Descent into Avernus is a great example of a card that has that group hug feel by giving everyone Treasure tokens, but the card is really just there to kill everyone, which is more slug than hug
Its also a perfect design