It's clear that she wanted to catch everyone (including her opponents) off guard
Its as much part of the games design as the lore or the cards flavor
So, if you're planning on killing an attacking creature anyway, and you don't think your opponent has a way to counter it, then you should wait until the last moment in order to potentially draw out a (useless) trick
Target 1 "D/D" monster in your Graveyard
The Soul Stone (SPM 0243) $1,180 Sothera, the Supervoid ( Edge of Eternities Showcase) $1,100 Vampiric Tutor ( Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #165) $846 Sheoldred, Whispering One ( March of the Machine Serialized) $736 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon ( March of the Machine Serialized) $652 Wrap Up Virtue of Persistence | Illustration by Piotr Dura Blacks mythics do everything: They work with sacrifice synergies, they kill creatures, and they offer threats large enough to reanimate and efficient enough to be truly terrifying