While powerful cards from recent years such as Smothering Tithe , Ranger-Captain of Eos , and Drannith Magistrate are likely to pull their own weight without much help, there are plenty of ways to squeeze even more value out of many popular staples new and old
On one hand, you have a 6/5 creature for 7 mana, which is obviously on the slow side, but it is certainly pertinent to the red zone
And if your other attacker is a warrior, with Cloud Strife on the board, hell generate a warrior token
Its also way more accessible than Gaeas Cradle (though who am I to stop you proxying for power level reasons, I think we all do from time to time for cEDH)
Being able to build a deck with one or two inks creates an interesting discussion for the health of the TCG
The card designs take a top-down approach, building mechanics that capture the flavor of each character