Each placement triggers an event that hits prior to combat
Just by being on the battlefield, you shut down a good portion of graveyard synergies your opponent could play by exiling any creature that would die
Assassin or pirate typal, vehicles and artifact-matters, affinity for artifacts you can do it all
Before Najeela was revealed I was debating between brewing a Warrior Tribal deck under Saskia the Unyielding, or going for a +1/+1 Counter subtheme with Daghatar the Adamant, or a partner brew with Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Sure, Murders at Karlov Manor , Outlaws of Thunder Junction , and Aetherdrift all featured Magic characters and Planes, but they didnt feel like the same epic story wed had in previous arcs