I was discussing with Rey these past few days on how the recent Amonkhet mechanics work and he could not hide his excitement on trying them out on his brews. One of which is Embalm and his idea is to find a way to put them into the graveyard and play them via their Embalm cost. While it is okay to hard cast them, gaining advantage with Embalm is one good way to overwhelm the opponent.

By paying the Embalm cost and exiling that card, you will get a token that is a copy of the creature exiled except that it is White, has the additional creature type of Zombie, and has no mana cost. Note that you can only Embalm as you could cast a Sorcery. So far only two creatures with the Embalm ability has been revealed. I initially grasped his idea and I have thought one method: by using cards such as Tormenting Voice and Cathartic Reunion. You can also use cards like Advanced Stitchwing similar to the UR Emerge build.

While it looks slow at first, we can check again it potential once the complete Amonkhet has been spoiled/revealed. I’d guess for now, he will add it on his “To Brew” list.