As well as disabling lifegain, The Lord Of Pain lets you take the mana value of the first spell a player casts each turn and dish out that much damage to somebody else
This led to a play pattern that included the idea of one for fighting , where drafters would recommend leading with a disguise creature you were happy to see fight and die, and you didnt just run the good ones, the ones that had decisive impact on the game, out there where they might have to get messy in combat early
A single activation can force immediate responses, which makes her one of the best zombie commanders in MTG for explosive token-based turns
Solgaleo 125 Jangmo-o Dragon 60 Headbutt (20) Lunala 126 Hakamo-o Dragon 100 Dragon Claw (60) Lunala 127 Kommo-o Dragon 150 Clanging Scales (130) During your opponent's next turn, this Pokmon takes +30 damage from attacks
These are two vividly different examples of how self-mill wins, both by using the graveyard as a resource