But at least it cant be countered, so most of the time it gets the job done and does what you want from your 8-mana sweeper
This Koby Winner card is widely considered the crown jewel of the OP-02 set
I do like U/G Merfolks chances on becoming a breakout deck after Rivals of Ixalan releases, but Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca isnt the reason why and I expect it to be a small role player in the strategy with little chance for overlap into other strategies
These effects are commonly tied to enters abilities (see: Fleshbag Marauder) but the edict effect can be tied to upkeep triggers, attack triggers, even activated abilities
You can outvalue your opponents with the many creature tokens you create with Rikus second ability
It's great as card flow in any aggressive or midrange tribal brew, and it has enhanced value with graveyard recursion in Black like Living Death or Patriarch's Bidding