Ive got a sweet Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier deck that uses Agrus to share ability triggers through the team
Despite the dominance of aggro decks, surveil made its appearance in two different archetypes at the Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica
Manifesting huge creatures, sacrificing them for value, and then reanimating them later sounds like a diabolical plan
The alt-win condition feel combined with its sheer power rubbed some the wrong way, while others immediately latched onto it and embraced it wholeheartedly, with Standard, Modern, and Legacy decks fully devoted to taking advantage of the mechanic
That way the combined effect feels more as if it's one spell rather than two unrelated spells
If the creature equipped by Sword of the Realms dies but leaves the graveyard before the triggered ability resolves, it won't be returned to its owner's hand