Part of the reason for this ban is to prevent the format from being dominated by some of these insanely powerful cards, which makes sense when you look at which cards we know have been banned so far
On attack, it forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature, and if they do, you get a 2/2 Zombie token for your trouble
Appealing designs are a major point of attraction for any TCG, giving cards an intrinsic artistic value to complement their efficacy in-game
Blood Token Blood Tokens , generated by various means, can fine-tune your hand by transforming unwanted cards into new draws, or allowing you to toss things to your graveyard for later use
Six mana to get out, and then you have to get 10 counters on him to actually hand out double strike