Crop Rotation, Deadly Rollick, Culling the Weak, Diabolic Intent, Phyrexian Altar, Ashnod's Altar, and Phyrexian Tower all play a big role in how the deck takes shape, creating several loops where creatures are sacrificed for benefits like infinite ETBs, death triggers, mana, and so on
In 1994, when Wizards of the Coast decided to create sanctioned tournament play, the Power 9 were restricted in the very first Banned & Restricted announcement
Red is the color of fireballs, lightning strikes, and hordes of battle-mad creatures rushing across the battlefield
More than 90% of split cards have a multicolor color identity
But where Exhume can lead to some nasty blowouts or fall off quickly after the first few turns, Stitch Together offers the most natural condition most graveyard decks could hope for: you just have to load up your yard a little, and away you go