Along with classic cards making a return, there are also opportunities to take advantage of forgotten gameplay options
At three defense, this Battle is quite easy to transform
Being able to not only create more problems for your opponents to deal with, but then also either rob them of their cards or draw more yourself is an amazing suite of abilities
Hancock isnt the only mono-black zombie commander in EDH, but it is the only zombie lord that starts in the command zone, and it takes relatively little effort for this creature to outpace the standard +1/+1 buff
And then theres V.A.T.S.V.A.T.S., one of the coolest mass kill spells weve seen, and a surprisingly anti-token card to include in a token deck
I think if the ability returns in upcoming sets, it could really show how good it can be