Yamatos character remains popular in the fan community
It's the kind of board wipe that's good in toughness matters decks like Arcades, the Strategist, Felothar the Steadfast, and Doran, Besieged by Time
Sort of like with multicolored and legendary cards, their execution wasnt very good
Its not related to the vanishing mechanic unless you plan on using the phase out ability to skip the sacrifice effect on your vanishing permanent
It is possible, however, and even quite effective, if you bring the right commander along
(Don't lay your noncreatures out at this point unless they're cards you are planning to play as soon as you have that much manafor example, you will generally cast a Pouncing Lynx on turn two, whereas Divine Arrow isn't usually a turn-two play.) A good "mana curve" of creatures is crucial to a successful Sealed deck