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This can still be devastating for a variety of things, such as combos that rely on creating an infinite number of enters-the-battlefield triggers, landfall decks, or strategies that rely on cards such as Animate Dead
The Tusk is not a very exciting body, it dies easily and usually doesn't do all that much itself
Whenever another creature enters, you choose one of three modes, put a +1/+1 counter on the Greeters, create a tapped Treasure token, or gain 2 life
Animate Dead itself never moves into a graveyard during this process.
Theres the issue that itll burn you for damage too, but that might not matter depending on what you pay for X and how much of your lifegain youve been able to start using