That flexibility has made it a strong pick in Dimir Murktide as a value engine, and it even pops up in reanimator shells as a sneaky way to pitch key creatures while it advances your board
Unfortunately, Vivien Reid cant destroy any creature like Vraska does, but hopefully your green creatures have the ground locked up while Vivien takes down important flyers like Lyra Dawnbringer or Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Because you can cheaply cycle a ton of creatures and then bring them all back at once with Living End
Cards like Volrath's Laboratory also give you choices to make but are more open-ended
Totally depends on the speed/nature of your meta, but it's good niche hate
As if that isnt enough, Ral, Cracking Wit, protects himself by making Otters with prowess, has a fairly costly Brainstorm effect, and then a massively powerful emblem that gives all your instants and sorcery spells storm, which is huge for Magic