It has relevant protection to survive the best spot removal out there, and while its on the battlefield, Animar grows and makes your creature spells cheaper
Archfiend of IfnirArchfiend of Ifnir offers devastating Plague WindPlague Wind potential if you get a big enough attack off, while cheap effects like UnearthUnearth and ReanimateReanimate can turn a combat step into a deceptively game-winning move
When those happen in other TCGs like Pokmon, players flock to the big stores and its less likely theyll buy packs from their locals.
Personally, each of these cards brings me an insane amount of joy (especially the Goblin Harbinger art)
It also plays well with reds clones and whites flicker effects
The numerical ranking system adopted by players was fundamentally flawed, because there were no criteria to differentiate between a six and a seven or even between a three and a nine