That makes it much more resilient to removal, especially against red and green, whose Abrades and Resistances are rather flaccid in the face of this terrifying new threat
There is a quotation from Mark Rosewater at the start of each color's section on this page that briefly describes that color's philosophical goal, "X", and means of achieving it, "Y", in the form of "X through Y"
Eclipse Wyvern An old format in Yu-Gi-Oh was known as the Dragon Ruler format, and it was so incredibly powerful owing in part to the fact it could easily abuse Eclipse Wyvern by using it as cost for the Dragon Ruler summoning requirements
1 Mystic Mine "Mystic Mine" instantly warped the format when it was released
Additionally, many of its creaturesparticularly vampireshave lifelink, feeding off of their victims
Wick, the Whorled Mind is the most-played commander under the rats tag, but its a Grixis snail-aristocrats deck rather than a true rat-tribal build