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This includes both damage-dealing effects and life-loss effects, which have the same result but are technically slightly different in terms of the rules

(When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owners control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) 5/5 Illustrated by Chris Rahn Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp

I doubt that this was even that good when first printed, but a 7-mana 4/4 that you then need to pay to give flying (and the power boost is balanced by the toughness loss) just doesnt cut it in any format these days

Compare that to Ob Nixilis Reignited's +1 to also lose a life and draw a card