other times, it'll totally whiff
While that may sound confusing, this card was actually debuted as Godzilla, King of the Monsters. This means that Zilortha originally appeared as a promo from the set Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, specifically highlighting the Godzilla franchise
On top of that, he has menace, making him more capable as a player-hitter than Beckett
You usually only see this sort of mechanic on green cards, but since its colorless, it can function in all sorts of decks perhaps best in five-colors, where you need the extra mana ramp
What makes [c]Chord of Calling[/c] so strong though, is that it has convoke, allowing you to tap creatures for extra mana
It's one of the scariest 2-drops in the format, and also scales well into the late game