Obviously, a ton of time has passed since 2003, and the game has been relatively steady in terms of design throughout, except for the inescapable power creep
For those who dont play a lot of big creatures in order to optimize efficiency, as is common with cEDH decks, Culling the Weak is going to be better suited to your needs
However, the Galarian Slowking is actually quite horrific when looked at
This point completely supersedes whether the MTG card is actually playable, meaning that MTGs market, to some extent, is a vintage collectibles one
Hopefully, I was able to demonstrate some of the unexpected richness in this seemingly narrow school of spells from the defensive reanimation of Nim Deathmantle to the inevitable combo tool of Dread Return, the grindy engine that is Whip of Erebos to the explosive tribal finisher Patriarchs Bidding, and even some weird off-color gems like Reincarnation and Replenish