Initially designed by prolific Japanese deck builder matsugan on Magic Online, the idea was that Zoo decks already take a lot of damage from their lands, as they were generally four colors and needed Shocklands to support Wild Nacatl
Within Jund graveyard-focused decks, this card is going to be a literal monster
As the game goes along, this can become an easily abuseable removal and advantage engine if it can be cycled through a graveyard
While it's a great tool to get as many treasures as needed to win via Revel in Riches, the color of Parallel Lives makes it more used in Tokenator and weenie decks, especially in Selesnya decks
Its the white/black business guild first introduced in Guildpact that merges whites order and comradery with the selfish determination and power-hungry nature of black
But Emergence ZoneEmergence Zone lets us create those tokens and then pump them