Youre not trying to look threatening right off the batinstead, youre quietly building your gameplan, getting cost reducers or draw engines on the field, and laying the groundwork for a big swing later
Realizing we can create Equipment that can be put into creature slots was a big innovation, one that we kept using on individual card designs, so it's not surprising that we keep making mechanics with it
It's time for another Brewer's Minute
This is actually better than a standard wipe because it gets around Indestructible (like Blightsteel Colossus) and prevents on death triggers (like Wurmcoil Engine), all while leaving your colorless artifacts and lands untouched
You see, manifest is sort of like drawing a card every turn
While the primary win condition is swarming with a big zombie army, drain effects like Diregraf Captain give the deck reach to close out games