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That's pretty rare in W/R

You could also theme a Humans deck around your favourite plane because odds are it features Humans (unless you're a big Lorwyn fan)

Tack on a repeatable reanimation effect, and this card still has it, a decade on

Its very strong in slow formats (meaning Commander)

On top of that, each creature you steal becomes a mercenary, meaning you exile more and more cards as turns pass, especially when you run a mercenary-themed deck or effects that focus on stealing creatures from your opponents in other ways