Its just sometimes you dont want the list to be all the same thing, because who wants the original five Moxes taking up a third of the Top 15 cards all-time list
From sending fodder to creatures about to die after being used in a chump block, weve seen lots of stuff get tied onto the Altar for a card
Swordsoul is also able to recycle banished Wyrm cards
It punishes people that attack your way after you attack for untapping the Ninth Doctor
I mean, don't get me wrong, special summoning back your monster after it's been torrential tributed is fun as hell, but being fun is not the same as being a good card
If you play it when your opponent has no creatures but you have two in play, youll have to select a target from among your own creatures (a pointless choice and a click) and then probably select no (a second click, and one which you can accidentally mess up)