It has two abilities, both of which are going to annoy everyone youre playing with
You wont get the full version of the creature back, but this is helpful with creatures who have useful ETB and death triggers that you want to cash in multiple times
You need some coin flip support, like Krark's Thumb and Tavern Swindler, but the deck leans into typical spellslinger nonsense, relying on the commanders to generate an abnormal amount of card advantage
For three mana, Stroke of Midnight is a White instant spell that lets you destroy a target nonland permanent, before its controller creates a 1/1 White human token
As such, its no surprise that DMU is simply packed with exciting new cards and commanders
The most aggressive MTG color combination is now a control deck - built around drawing extra cards each turn and fending off attacks with tiny blockers and removal until the time comes to win the game with a massive Phyrexian or an army of tokens all buffed up by the level 3 ability of Caretaker's Talent