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This includes your opponents', so a removal spell turns into a body on your side of the battlefield, making it easy to not care about one of your weaker creatures dying, as they will come back to your side of the battlefield
You have cumulative upkeep of one, so it doesn't last forever, but you are dropping one land per turn, so as long as you hit your land drop, this can be kept up for a few turns
Whenever a creature you control dies you can kindly ask an opponent if you can get your humble creature back, and if they decline then they lose three life
It also has a unique move effect that reflects this emphasis on types