So that leaves the question: How do we survive to execute this excruciating win condition
They tend to benefit from that strategies such as token generation or power boosts
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You wouldn't know it by this artwork, but Nicol Bolas would get a significant coolness upgrade in subsequent interpretations as he rises to be easily the most significant character out of these five Elder Dragons, and becomes a god-pharaoh planeswalker that would invade the Egyptian-gods-themed plane
The amount of life you lose is determined by the mana value of the card in your graveyard, not the creature once it's on the battlefield
Later in the game, it refuses to stay down thanks to the built-in graveyard recursion, so its a solid fit for sacrifice or grindy midrange shells