He and Annie were the two members of Set Design who were also on the Vision Design team, helping to ensure a smooth transition
While getting benefits from creatures dying is the default Orzhov strategy, as seen with Elenda, the Dusk Rose and Teysa Karlov, even these legendary creatures go above and beyond to either support creature tokens directly or develop a powerhouse creature that can neither be left unchecked nor allowed to die
As a side note, why is no one playing Recover
This value can come from more novel sources, though: haste or flash allow you to use your creature in combat before it dies, Consecrated Sphinx doesnt have any abilities when it enters or leaves play, but draws you two cards on your opponents draw step, before it can be Vindicated, and creatures with board-affecting static abilities like Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite sometimes only need to be in play for an instant for their impact to be felt
Now, cardboard hunters have an indefinite length of time to deliver this allegedly already pringled card into the dealers hands