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That drawback is baked into the inks design

In the early nineties most creatures were not as good as they are today, but the removal was actually better

But Nim Deathmantle (and cards like Angelic Renewal or Lifeline before it) push for a slightly different playstyle you protect your creature(s) already on board by reanimating them whenever they might die, punishing the opponent who removed them with a fresh round of triggers

Moderately Played A card becomes moderately played when it has some kind of serious damage or marking or a lot of small damage

While you have a similar chance to hit a Showcase card in a Box Topper as you do in a Play Booster, Box Toppers are opened far, far less overall