The Ninja will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if it has first strike
It's put into the graveyard from the stack, not the battlefield, so its last ability won't trigger
Along the way, there are plenty of obvious winners: cards that become pro tournament staples, others that skyrocket in price due to rarity and usefulness, and everything in between
This is because a truly great card will see play across multiple formats, and thus keeps some level of value across them
(Look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Once Lydia Frye has been blocked, increasing the blocking creature's power to 3 or greater won't cause Lydia Frye to become unblocked
Seeing the potential for a new human to bring it food, the Gitrog Monster bowled through her besiegers, saving her