Its activated ability, paying 1 life and Blighting 2, forces your opponent to shrink their creatures while you potentially benefit from placing counters on your own
The mechanic represented the army of zombies that Nicol Bolas was creating from the Amonkheti people (which would play a critical role in the story of War of the Spark )
Especially useful when evaluating a bulk collection
Honestly, all it takes to consistently cast it is a properly tuned list with a smart, low cmc curve with low-cost cards like Ponder, Preordain, Sol Ring, Pongify, and Mind Stone cards that most decks are running anyway
Sucks I had high hopes for this
Flayer of the Hatebound Flayer of the Hatebound is a card dedicated to the reanimator strategy