With cards like Advanced Stitchwing that require me discard 2 cards to " reanimate " him have basically changed the deck from the old zombies that require "a creature to be exiled from my graveyard in addition to their cast" to discarding
The first effect to reanimate a creature is nice, but you'll more likely be taking advantage of its damage negation effect
It earns the #1 spot because it was built specifically to solve the problem American collectors face: getting authentic Japanese products shipped internationally, reliably, with English-language support every step of the way
Blink it to keep bouncing threats, or use it to counter spells by returning them to hand
Then, Special Art Rares take the same concept and add the V or VSTAR mechanic
If you cant make it to a physical store for prerelease events, a similar structure will be set up on Magic: The Gathering Arena as well