That card also goes to the graveyard since you discard it, which is sometimes a slick combo play with the reanimation targets like Malboro
Three pairs of cards were introduced which Meld
You can create powerful chains with him, wherein you play an aura on Chishiro, thus creating a token, then play an aura on the token, creating another, and so on
In dedicated builds with cards like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Umbral Collar Zealot, you can easily lose four creatures to transform into Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, which adds even more to the aristocrat strategy with huge card draw, and permanent, stackable life drain emblems
There is already a tremendous organic groundswell of acceptance for gold-bordered cards in casual and competitive play
To be clear, though, the two are very different cards and the main (only) resemblance is the mana cost and power and toughness, but even still Im a believer in Walking Ballista