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It would be average at best without it and not see loads of play

Card design has changed greatly

But the best Dread Return or Beacon of Unrest or Resurrection effect ever printed is Obzedat's Aid

Since, so far, all Battles have had ETB effects, if they make it to the commons slots, or have enough impact for eternal formats, there are a dozen interactions we can do when returning them to our hands

The only two drawbacks I can think of in this respect are the lowly 1 toughness compared to Wall making it easier to burn out the way (still offering a 2 for 1...) and that it costs two coloured mana and not one

At the same time, there are all manner of shenanigans you can get up to when you can put large amounts of +1/+1 counters on a creature every turn