mtg cards like thoughtseize DDR#439 You lose 2 life. Thoughtseize — Iconic Masters (Magic:

Kindred, formerly known as "tribal," was a card type introduced in Lorwyn to help expand typal themes to noncreature cards

As I see it, its a confluence of four things: Incredibly low supply

Perhaps it started out as a silly reference, or they simply served as the artist's reference for drawing Shiba Inus, and their death didn't come until later

Pros & Cons Characters from across each franchise entry featured as creature spells

You can put it in a high mana value commander as a backup win condition, but it really isn't a good idea

Hakbal of the Surging Soul Hakbal of the Surging Soul makes every single merfolk you control explore, including itself