"Our original goal of having different colour borders was to make them easy to identify, so people can tell what group the card belongs to
Most life loss cards are black as it rests firmly within its slice of the color pie, but a few colorless cards and quite a few gold cards snuck onto the list
As Sam Huggins admits in his video, quite accurately titled 'The Most Ridiculous Magic: The Gathering Deck Ever Made', this makes it "frankly a nuisance in all realms of play"
Youll blink a target to protect it and immediately get a 1/1 shapeshifter token, which may act as a strong surprise blocker depending on how many typal bonuses you have
Each level would add a static, triggered, or activated ability
As colorless and nameless creatures without abilities, you can target those qualities with anthem effects to keep your board threatening before you have to reveal anything