Nomura worked with Wizards reviewing cards adapted from Final Fantasy 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 13 , and 15
The cards most exposed are the competitive only staples from those four sets, the ones whose price leaned on Standard demand rather than collector appeal
This card has been on the decline, though, ever since Wizards of the Coast made it clear that a Vivi ban in Standard was inevitable
The other option is to take advantage of the direct damage, which is good in its own right to either finish off a damaged character or get them within range to be banished but also works with the likes of cards that benefit from being damaged - such as Scroop, Backstabber - that benefit from healing damage, like Rapunzel, Gifted Artist, or from damage being dealt: like Beast, Relentless.
Theres an argument to be made that Emet-Selch, Unsundered is a bit of a nonbo with what Dimir Murktide is doing as an MTG deck