There have always been hints of D&D in MTG just by the very nature of their settings - what with elves, dwarves and goblins being an integral part of both
Choco-Comet, for example, quickly received a lot of hype for its Limited potential
Cards like Tenuous Truce and Baird, Steward of Argive keep opponents from swinging at you and the likes of Bloodrot Apothecary (which pings enemies with toxic damage for each token they sacrifice) can literally kill people with kindness
Because it refers to transform, theres really nowhere Wizards can reprint this outside of a return to Innistrad
Tayam, Luminous Enigma Tayam, Luminous Enigma gives all your creatures vigilance counters on entry, then offers a powerful ability: For , you can remove three counters from among creatures you control to mill three cards and reanimate a cheap permanent