[37] If theres a large misprint, like if the art is somehow printed at an angle or cut off by the edges, then the card may actually be more valuable since these errors are usually caught during manufacturing
Pushing the impactful cards to higher rarities helps make the games more even-keeled in Limited because of card as-fans (the rate at which a certain card or subset of cards show up within an average booster pack) and in casual Constructed because of card availability
Maybe flat out denial is more into whites ballpark for an effect like this
This card is particularly desired by the community for the value that its ability to threaten opponent permanents brings thanks to its trample, even if the Phyrexian Obliterator gets blocked, it will still do damage that will force your opponents to destroy their valuable cards
Recently printed in the 2021 set Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (and very reminiscent of Champion of the Parish from the original Innistrad), Champion of the Perished grows with the game, with each other zombie that enters the battlefield placing a +1/+1 counter on it