It can cheat insane creatures like Ulamog, the Defiler, it can get your Portal to Phyrexia down early in the game, the ceiling is very high on this one
Losing a general is always going to hit harder than losing a card from the 99
If blue could start doing things the way red did, who would need to play red anymore
Facilier - Savvy Opportunist +2x Hercules - Divine Hero -1x The Huntsman - Reluctant Enforcer +1x Benja - Guardian of the Dragon Gem Final Deck And that is the deck
in cEDH, Blood Pet is often found in Krrik, Son of Yawgmoth builds as a way to net an extra mana for 2 life, but also sees a lot of play in Inalla, Archmage Ritualist and Ad Nauseam lines to rush out these expensive spells or aid in comboing off with other cards to win the game
Sun's Champion packs similar punch to most of these top walkers but lacks the versatility in control options to be as reliable a finisher