Its also important to note here that ninjutsu doesnt work with annihilator triggers since that trigger happens when the creature first attacks, not just while its attacking
Hunted Phantasm is too good for this deck to be considered for removal
In the early days of Magic, when selling the originals, I had not yet implemented creating COAs for original art
Yawgmoth provides a similar card draw option and also incredibly relevant text for the mirror, having protection from Humans as well as being able to turn creatures that would otherwise die to removal into additional cards while shrinking opposing creatures
Its cost drops by for each permanent type youve sacrificed that turn, making it possible to land this dragon noble much earlier than expected
All in all, the dragon is just a very pushed card that exemplifies how Modern is played in 2022: Use your graveyard, kill or deny your opponents stuff and then put down a big beast to finish them off