Meel Tamphanons art, like all the midcentury storybook styles in this series, hits those nostalgia notes while also feeling like an organic part of the border treatment
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) When this creature enters, put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control
I think people real only realize this fact even more in the years to come
As you can likely tell by the card, his true form turns out to be the primal Hades, and given his intense nostalgic living in the past, it makes sense that he'd have a Yawgmoth's Will-like effect
I suppose power creep does have upsides
Improbable Alliance helps you go wide in Izzet-style draw decks