So it fits with the name of the card, it fits with the art of the upside-down cannibalistic humanoid underground dweller, and it mostly fits with the card itself, as giving a C.H.U.D
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent ends someones night with the right payoffs
One of the best cards from these sets is Grave Scrabbler, which still sees a fair amount of play in formats like Commander to this day
Back when it was first printed, this card was incredibly powerful, as Creatures were bad and efficient life gain cards were especially strong (as previously mentioned, Ivory Tower was once banned in Standard)
Zulaport Cutthroat and Ayli mean we are making a profit, even if were just sacrificing Relentless Dead every turn without getting anything else back
Beatrix, the general of Alexandria's all-female army