Because they are cost-effective to produce, they are the best format for testing new game mechanics before committing to holographic foil printing
This is an aggressive deck that cares about discarding cards, so what could be better than a Haste creature that lets you do just that
If youre planning to get just one to play with and upgrade, our pick is the Sapphire/Steel Starter Deck
They are naturally good against spot removal on their own, and Ajani allows you to make them large enough that you dont need to overcommit to the battlefield, which in turn makes them good against sweepers as well
The dream is playing this on turn 2 as a Rampant Growth effect, and that will come up occasionally, but as the Nurturing Pixie decks have shown us, just being able to bounce a creature back to your hand to reset an Enters ability can be good enough
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