In Multiplayer formats it grabs something from each of your opponents, so not only do you take away their blockers, or similar, you then get multiple hasty annihilators for only 7 mana
In Theros, gods can grant divinity to their mortals of choice, while in Greek mythology, its more common to be born into a semi-divine state
First, Gurgling Anointer reanimates a creature with mana value equal to its power, which means if we play it and it immediately dies, it can reanimate a one-drop, which makes having something it can reanimate essential
This is a big step for Wizards, who previously have released Universes Beyond products in a way that only allowed them to be legal for eternal formats including Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and most importantly Commander
We really started seeing an increase in these effects in Modern Horizons 3, with cards like Static Prison and Ripples of Undeath
It was designed to create a workable commander for underrepresented creature types that don't have a powerful commander yet