This card is very delicately worded, so it avoids battles from being able to damage themselves as they enter the battlefield
But the scry effect for creature deaths is so good for both aristocrats and token decks that it earns this spot on the list
A similar card to consider is Wyleth, Soul of Steel but hes invariably better in the CZ than in the 99 most of the time (and even then, much better when you build around Equipment and Auras)
For someone to initially take the Initiative, someone has to play a card that grants it
Granted, you get a creature token on top, but assuming an average top five reveal, thatll be a 2/2 or a 3/3, and Im not entirely sure thats worth the extra mana cost
The sound of them calcifying was kinda satisfying, and the result was that she had not only stopped Miss Huatli's pursuers from attacking, but had also effectively sealed the hole and the Eternals' only way down from the chapel above