Against decks that use their creatures for mana, or rely on tap abilities, this card can wipe their board and shut them off for a turn, and its not a small number of creatures that have relevant tap abilities
Each player's turn consists of distinct phases, each with its own objectives and actions
Lots of Magic cards have nicknames Solemn Simulacrum is known as Sad Robot, Gray Merchant of Asphodel is Gary, Sakura-Tribe Elder is Steve, and Prodigal Sorcerer has long been known as Tim named after the very same Tim from Monty Python and the Holy Grail thats included in this printing
Raichu has enough strength to take down problematic Pokemon like Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos
Interesting long-setup decks and matches that go down to the last few cards have been replaced with hyperfast energy generation and big hits
This means you can add effectively another poison counter to your opponent, but you can also add another loyalty counter to Nissa