It has a good balance of costs with plenty of low cost characters to get you started in the early game, and a lot of really strong characters you can rely on to clear your opponents board and stop them from outpacing you
Sorin of House Markov / Sorin, Ravenous Neonate Sorin of House Markov and importantly the transformed side, Sorin, Ravenous Neonate give you more access to extort
You can swing with all your creatures and have them untap ready to block on your opponent's upkeep, which is great
Its one of the things that makes settings such as Theros, Eldraine and Amonkhet - MTGs world inspired by ancient Egypt, including mummification, the undead and Egyptian gods - such compelling planes
Instead, theyre given away as promotional items for events or sold as part of box sets