Both of these cards were actually only added to the Game Changers list back in April, so they havent spent very long there at all
The cycle is in a really interesting spot at the moment, being one of the most important dual land cycles in Pioneer, but not quite being expensive enough to be near the top of the potential reprint list for something like Double Masters 2 coming out this summer
Omenpaths bring new students and new tactics to the field
Add protection from White and Black (the two biggest removal colors) and Animar becomes an untouchable engine of efficiency
And yes, you have to exile it afterwards, but if youre bringing back a big bruiser, youll likely want to end the game on the spot, no
As such you can fairly reliably chunk planeswalkers for two in the mid game with a Predator which stops them from being cast or at least stops them doing much useful