Although it has reach, it lacks evasion, so is it safer to create tokens to avoid losing it to a single removal spell
Stuff like Snuff Out or Dismember are already heavily played cards, but here, you get to draw a card from them because you lost 4 life, and you also get to drain your opponents for 2 life, offsetting your life loss
// Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel Legendary Creature Angel Nightmare Avatar 5/5 Flying Super Nova As this creature transforms into Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, you get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life." Whenever Sephiroth attacks, you may sacrifice any number of other creatures
The ultimate downside is that they dont protect against any other type of removal and are vulnerable to becoming easily removed