One of the quirks of the setting is that the Plains-dwelling folk of Otaria, the Daru, tended to use woven sturdy grasses in their armor
Black offers Bloodthirsty Aerialist as a backup Ajani's Pridemate along with Oath of Kaya as a Lightning Helix, while some sort of Green-White Explore shell with Wildgrowth Walker might actually be the quickest way to turn Serra Ascendant into a massive flying threat
Uniform sizing matters because: Fair play: In competitive settings, anything that makes a card identifiable in the deck can create a marked-card problem
The difference, though, is that Vivi Ornitier has promise in a variety of different formats
Silver Rayleigh steps into the fray
Its basically Negate, so it doesnt deal with problematic creatures, but its certainly a counterspell counter that you can count on